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24 × 36". This full-color, laminated poster provides beautiful photomicrographs of all stages of the butterfly life cycle. Even the background of the poster is a micrograph of a leaf with painted lady eggs. Showing the intricate microscopic details of butterfly eggs, caterpillars, chrysalids, and adult butterflies will enhance your students' classroom experience with our painted lady butterfly kits. The back of the poster offers fun butterfly facts and describes the stages of metamorphosis.

What Is a Butterfly ?Butterflies belong to INSECTS, which is the largest, most varied group of animals.The main features of these animals have in common are:- 6 legs- one pair of antennae- a segmented  body in which three body parts, a head, a thorax and an abdomen can be distinguished. Insects are further divided into 30 orders, the main basis of classification being their wing structure.Butterflies belong to, alongside with moths to an order called Lepidoptera

Have students send caterpillar and butterfly questions from their worksheets to the Children's Butterfly Site (http://bsi.montana.edu/web/kidsbutterfly/) expert via email. Students can go to the Gallery page of Children's Butterfly Site (http://bsi.montana.edu/web/kidsbutterfly/) to see photographs of butterflies and moths from around the world.

Butterfly Life Cycle

Butterflies Mating

The butterfly and moth develop through a process called metamorphosis. This is a Greek word that means transformation or change in shape.

Photo of a Monarch butterfly on milkweed

Here's what you need: Toilet-paper tube Tongue depressor or ice-cream pop stick Heavy paper 6" (150 mm) piece of pipe cleaner, folded in half Markers or crayons Scissors and glue

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Lincoln School, New Bedford, MA.