Life Cycle of a Butterfly Pictures
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Butterfly Life Cycle Pictures of Eggs, Larva (Caterpillar), Pupa (Chrysalis), and Adult
Students can use these butterfly life cycle images in their projects. All of the pictures are free to copy and use. These pictures can be used to teach students how butterflies grow and change in their lifecycle. Students could construct their own butterfly lifecycle example by using these pictures in Word documents or PowerPoint slides, Keynote (Mac), or in multimedia slideshows. The images below are in not in actual life cycle order. Students should place them in the correct order to properly represent the butterfly life cycle. To save these pictures right click and "Save picture as."
Grade 1 and up
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Pictures
Adult Monarch Butterfly |
Monarch Butterfly Larva (caterpillar) |
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Monarch Butterfly Pupa (chrysalis) |
Monarch Butterfly Egg |
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Images are licensed under Creative Commons
Egg, Larva and Pupa Images by SidPix
Adult Monarch by Armon
Marsh Fritillary Butterfly Life Cycle Pictures
Marsh Fritillary Butterfly Eggs |
Marsh Fritillary Butterfly Larva (caterpillar) |
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Marsh Fritillary Butterfly Pupa (chrysalis) |
Marsh Fritillary Butterfly Adults |
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Images are licensed under Creative Commons
Eggs, Pupa and Adults images by Gilles San Martin
Larva by Deanster
Swallowtail Butterfly Life Cycle Pictures
Adult Swallowtail Butterfly |
Swallowtail Egg |
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Swallowtail Larva (caterpillar) |
Swallowtail Pupa (chrysalis) |
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Images are licensed under Creative Commons
Adult Swallowtail by knottyboy
Swallowtail egg by Anne Toal
Swallowtail larva by USFWS Headquarters
Swallowtail pupa by pondhawk
Butterfly Life Cycle Pictures:
Right Click and "Save Picture as..." or copy and paste to your slide.
| Butterfly Larva (Caterpillar) | Butterfly Pupa (Chrysalis) |
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| Adult Butterfly | Butterfly Egg |
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Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Pictures:
Right Click and "Save Picture as..." or copy and paste to your slide.
| Butterfly Larva (Caterpillar) | Butterfly Pupa (Chrysalis) |
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| Adult Butterfly | Butterfly Egg |
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Images by: William Vann
Images by: butterflypictures.net