Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
A science worksheet for Grade 4 students focusing on the life cycle of a butterfly, including stages, diet, and characteristics.
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Butterfly Life Cycle
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to the butterfly life cycle diagram if needed.
1. What is the first stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
Pupa
Egg
Caterpillar
Adult Butterfly
2. What does a caterpillar mainly eat?
Nectar
Seeds
Leaves
Small insects
3. The caterpillar forms a around itself to begin the pupa stage.
4. Adult butterflies have colorful that help them fly.
5. All caterpillars are green.
True
False
6. Butterflies drink nectar using a long, tube-like mouthpart called a proboscis.
True
False
7. Describe one way a butterfly is different from a caterpillar.
8. Number the stages of the butterfly life cycle in the correct order (1 being the first stage):
Adult Butterfly
Egg
Caterpillar (Larva)
Chrysalis (Pupa)