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Butterfly Life Cycle

Below is an illustration of the life cycle of a butterfly. These stages or steps include the amazing process called metamorphosis. Inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar changes into a butterfly! More information how butterflies adapt and make it though unimaginable obstacles. (Photos included)

Here we see the life cycle of a Black Swallowtail as it transforms from egg to larva to pupa to adult.