NaturelFraoks
Butterflies
Studentswill be qbleto...
. Exploretheconceptof metqmorphosis
throughsensoryondcognitiveexperiences.
. Demonstrate
thelife cycleof o butterfly
showing
coterpillor,pupo,qndodultlife
stoges
. fdentify plontsthot ore necessoryto creote
butterfly hobitot
Resourcgginclgdedin this packet:
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Butterfly crosswordpuzzleandideasfor creatingo butterfly gorden
Butterfly fingerpuppetsworksheet
Butterfly ltfe cycleactivity
A list of odditionqlresourcesondinformotionoboutbutterflies
Fromcaterpillarcto butterflie9....
Collectc caterpillorfrom o plontin springor earlysummer
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. put the cnterpillorondfresh leovesin o wide-mouthed
Coverthe jcr mouthwith nettingor o pieceof nylon
. Chongefhe leoveseochdoyondprovidedry popertowel to preventmo
Add pencil-sizedtwigs to whichthe caterpillar cqnattoch its chrysolis
The insectshouldhatchwithin10-14doys
. Tokeo picture before releosing!
Heckrodf Wetlond Reserye,
Locoted of 13O5PlonkRood, lf,enosho,Vlf,f 54952
For info coll: 920-720-9349
AdditionalResources
Project
1. "/lAonqrch
Entomology
Wotch"- Universityof Konsos
http://www.mo
norchwotch.orgl
ideos,
clossroom
A vqstwebsitethaf contoinsinformotionon monorchs,
informationon reoringmonorchs,
butterfly grcrdens
, etc.
2. 'Migroting i/tonorchs"- Scholostic
hftp://teocher.scholosfic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplons/profbooks/migroting.htm
produced
thelife cycleof o
by Scholostic.Itincludes
An octivity/gome
butterfly, migrotion,ondissuessuchss lossof hobitotthot influence
monarchpopulotions.
3. Butterfly, by SusonCanizares
4. ButterfliesFor Kids,by E.JoedikerNorsgoord
6uideto Butterfly Gordening.
5. Butterflv Book:TheComplete
Identification.ondBehovior.
by Donold& LillionSfokes& ErnestWilliams
Butterfly Activities& NotureDiscovgries,
by LynnM.
6. tf,tonorch
futogic:
Rosenblott
7. WaitingFor Wings,by LoisEhlert
8. Thq Butterfly Book:A Kid's6uideto Attrocting,RoisingondKeeping
Butterflies,by KerstenHomilton
9. lrom Caterpillarto Butterfly, by DeborahHeiligmon
10.WhereButterflies6row.by JoonneRyder
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l. A caterpillar spins one to
secureitself
3. One of the 3 sectionsof a
butterfly's body
5. When these dry, a butterlly
can fly
6. The change caterpillars go
through to become butterflies
7. An insect with scalesand
wings
9. What a butter{ly egg
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l. These give butterflies their
color
2. These are laid by butterflies
4. Foul-smelling, Y-shaped
fork
6. Copying the appearanceof
poisonous species
8. Caterpillars eat these
10. The antenn&e are attached
to this
Open a caterpillar and butterfly restaurant!you will need: c gardcn
pot, potting soil, seeds.
Choose seedsfrom the menus below All of these seedswill grow
into plants that are favorite foods of caterpillars and butterflies.
caterpillars will munch on the leaves,while butterflies will flock to
the flowers.
Place the potting soil in the garden pot. Add water to soak the soil.
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How to Count Butterflies
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Butterfly Finger Puppets
Color, then cut out butterflies (photocopies
will save the backs of these rwo pages). Fit
the tab into the slot on each butterfly, adjust
to fit your finger and tape ro hold tab in
place.
Counting butterflies at one place year after
year is a good way to see changes in their
population levels. To do a count selecr a place
with several different habitats. First, become
familiar with the common bufterflies around
your area before you try a count. For your
count pick a day in late June or eadyJuly
when most kinds of butterflies are in flight.
lValk a planned route and make a tally in your
notebook of all the butterflies you see by
species and number of individuals. Contact
tlre Xerces Society (page 4) for more
information about their annual counts.
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Source: "Bulterflies of Eastern
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Life Cycle
As advancedins€cts, butterflies have a "compiere" rife
cvcre.Tlxs meansrhat there
separarestages,each of wfuch looks'completely differencrnd
11four
servesa
diferent purpose in rhe life of rhe insecr.
The cl>rltsalis (orpup)
is
the ransformarion sragc
wirhin which the caterpillar
trssu€s ate broken down
and rhe adult inscct,s
strucrurcs are formed. The
chrysalis of mo$ sp€cies is
Drowo or g'cen and blends
into rhc background. Many
specrcs overwin{er in this
stage.
Thc egg is a tiny round,
or"ai, or cyLindrical obiect,
usuallv with fines ribs and
o(her microscopic
srnrcnres. The female
attachcs rhe eggs to leaves,
stefl$ or other objects,
usuallv on or near th€
intcnded caterpillar food.
The cater?iruar (or fana)
is the long, wocm-l.ikestag€
of the bunerfly. It often has
an inreresring pattem of
stripes or patches,and may
have spine-l-ike hairs. Ir is
rhe feeding and growrh
suge of the bunerfly. As it
grows it sheds its skin four
or moae dmes so as to
enclose its rapidly growing
body.
Source: "Butterflies of Eastern
North America,' - Oplir&trown
The adult (or imgo)
is
the colorful inscct we
usurlly see. Ir is rhe
reproductive md mobil€
sage fior the sp€cies. The
adults undergo courtship,
mating, md egg-taying. The
adutt burrerfly is also rhe
stage rhat migrares or
colonizes new habirats.
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Cutouttab.
Putdabofgluein center.
Litueto backofbuflerflv.