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Butterfly Life Cycle

Directions
The student will take one card out of packet with placement squares.
The student will take out one packet with different pictures of butterfly life cycle.
The student will place pictures of butterfly life cycle and put them on the placement squares in proper order.
The student, when done will take out the card with the butterfly anatomy from the packet.
The student will then take out the names of the butterfly anatomy from the packet and place those in the proper
Order.
Student will take the quiz on the computer, using the link provided
<a href="http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/biology/butterfly/quiz248.html"> Butterfly</a>
If there is still time the student may take a butterfly coloring page out of the packet till the other students are done.

Butterfly and Moth Anatomy

Butterfly and Moth worksheet


Label the Butterfly

Read the definitions, then label the diagram below.


Abdomen - The abdomen is the segmented
tail area of an insect that contains the heart,
Malpighian tubules, reproductive organs,
and most of the digestive system. Antenna
- An antenna is a sensory appendage that is
attached to the head of adult insects.
Antennae are used for the sense of smell
and balance. Butterflies have two antennae
with clubs at the end.
Compound Eye - Insect compound eyes are
made up of many hexagonal lenses.
Fore wing - The fore wings are the two
upper wings.

Head - The head is the part of the insect


that contains the brain, two compound eyes,
the proboscis, and the pharynx (the start of
the digestive system). The two antennae are
attached to the head. Hind wing - The hind
wings are the two lower wings.
Leg - All adult butterflies have six legs. The
two forelegs of some butterfly species are
tiny.
Proboscis - Adult butterflies sip nectar and
other liquids using a spiral, straw-like
proboscis located on their head.
Thorax - The thorax is the body section

Butterfly and Moth Work Sheet

When Done with Butterfly and Moth Anatomy pages,


Go to your computer station and take quiz at this link,
<a
href="http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/biology/butterfly/quiz248.html">
Butterfly</a>
And I will check your quizzes and grade them.

Pictures of Butterflies in various stages of life cycle

Butterflies fly South for the winter just like birds, the one butterfly that most people are
familiar with is the Monarch butterfly and every winter the Monarch butterfly winters in
Mexico.
So if you have ever wondered were some butterflies go, when winter comes now you know,
and when summer comes the butterflies will be back so you and I can once again enjoy their
beauty.

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