Transcript Butterflies

Butterflies
Created by Melinda Frydenlund
Butterflies
• Butterflies are found
in most parts of the
world.
• They like warm
sunshine.
• Many butterflies
migrate in the winter
to find a warmer
climate.
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Butterflies
• Butterflies are
insects.
• Like all insects,
they have six legs,
3 body parts, a pair
of antennae,
and 2 eyes.
• The three body
parts are the head,
thorax (the chest),
and abdomen
(the tail end).
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Butterflies
• Most butterflies eat
nectar.
• Nectar is a sweet
liquid found in
flowers.
• Some butterflies eat
fruit.
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Butterflies
There are four stages in the life of a butterfly.
The male butterfly chases a
female butterfly and they
mate. The female butterfly
lays her eggs on a leaf.
A few days later, a larva—or
caterpillar—hatches.
Caterpillars spend most of
their time eating. They eat
leaves and sometimes other
insects.
A few weeks later, the
chrysalis splits open and a
beautiful butterfly appears!
Soon the caterpillar hangs
upside down from a fence or
plant. Her skin gets hard and
she becomes a
chrysalis.
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The Monarch Butterfly
• Monarch butterflies
live in North, Central,
and South America.
• In the winter, they fly
long distances to find
warmer weather.
• In the winter, most
Monarch butterflies
migrate to California
and Mexico.
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The Monarch Butterfly
• Monarch butterflies
are bright orange with
black lines and white
spots on their wings.
• Orange patches are
found near the top of
the forewings.
• The body is black with
white spots.
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The Monarch Butterfly
• A Monarch caterpillar eats the leaves from a
poisonous plant called milkweed.
• Monarch butterflies, like all butterflies, sip liquid
food using a proboscis, which is a long,
flexible "tongue."
• Monarchs drink nectar from many flowers,
including milkweed, dogbane, red clover, thistle,
lantana, lilac, and goldenrod.
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The Painted Lady Butterfly
• Painted Lady butterflies live in Europe.
• In the winter, they fly long distances to find warmer
weather.
• In the winter, most Painted Lady butterflies
migrate to North Africa and southern Europe.
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The Painted Lady Butterfly
• The Painted Lady
butterfly is mostly
black, brown, and
orange with some
white spots.
• The underside is
gray with white and
red markings.
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The Painted Lady Butterfly
• Painted Lady caterpillars eat thistle, mallow,
malva, hollyhock, sunflower, or canola.
• Painted Ladies, like all butterflies, sip liquid food
using a proboscis, which is a long, flexible
"tongue."
• Adults sip sweet thistle and clover nectar.
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The Painted Lady Butterfly
• As you can see, there are many
similarities and differences between
Monarch butterflies and Painted Lady
butterflies.
• Click on the picture of the Venn Diagram
below and show me what you learned
about butterflies!
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Painted Lady Butterfly
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