Butterfly and Moth Printouts

Butterflies and Moths: Calendar to Print and Color A calendar with pictures and information about various butterflies and moths.

Butterfly: Printable Read-and-Answer WorksheetA printable worksheet on butterflies, with a short text to read, an anatomy picture to label, a life cycle diagram to label, and questions to answer. Or go to the answers.

Blue Morpho ButterflyA brilliant blue butterfly from rainforests of South and Central America.

Butterfly Anatomy: Label Me! Read the definitions, then label the butterfly anatomy diagram.

Butterfly Life Cycle Label Me!Label the development of the butterfly from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Answers

ButterflyLife Cycle Sequencing Cards Cut out the four scenes and arrange them so they show the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly from egg to adult as it undergoes complete metamorphosis.

Butterfly Life CycleA short printable shape book for early readers about the life cycle of a butterfly, with pages on the egg, caterpillar, pupa (chrysalis), and adult.

Butterfly Life Cycle WheelThis 2-page print-out makes a life cycle wheel; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, the four stages in the butterfly life cycle will appear: egg, caterpillar (larva), pupa, and adult. The student then writes down the four stages in the metamorphosis of the butterfly. Answers: 1. egg, 2. caterpillar or larva, 3. pupa or chrysalis, 4. adult.

Butterfly Life Cycle in FrenchLabel the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in French. Answers

Butterfly Life Cycle in GermanLabel the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in German. Answers

Butterfly Life Cycle in ItalianLabel the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in Italian. Answers

Butterfly Life Cycle in SpanishLabel the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in Spanish. Answers

Butterfly/Moth Venn DiagramLabel the Venn diagram of the similarities and differences between butterflies and moths. Answers

Caterpillar AnatomyThe caterpillar is the larval stage of butterflies and moths.

Caterpillar Printout (Simple Version)A simple printout for younger children.

Label Me! Caterpillar Anatomy PrintoutCaterpillars are the larval stage of butterflies and moths.

Jumping Bean MothA brown moth that spends its larval stage inside a seed pod.

Life Cycle Label Me!Label the development of the butterfly from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Answers

Life Cycle: MonarchSee how a Monarch butterfly starts out as an egg, hatches into a caterpillar, becomes a pupa, then emerges as a fully-grown adult.

Life Cycle: Painted Lady Butterfly  The life cycle of this common butterfly.

Luna MothA green moth with long hindwing tails and distinctive eyespots.

Moth Life Cycle in EnglishLabel the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in English. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in FrenchLabel the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in French. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in GermanLabel the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in German. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in ItalianLabel the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in Italian. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in SpanishLabel the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in Spanish. Answers

Oregon Silverspot Butterfly A brown and orange butterfly that lives in humid coastal salt-spray meadows and fields in the Pacific Northwest of the USA.

Painted Lady Butterfly A very widespread and common butterfly.

Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle The life cycle of this common butterfly.

Painted Lady Butterfly (Simple version) A very widespread and common butterfly.

(Painted Lady) Butterfly Life Cycle Book A Printable Activity BookA short, printable activity book on the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly for fluent readers (with tabs).

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is the biggest butterfly in the world. Its wingspan is about 1 foot (30 cm) wide.

Silkworm The silkworm moth is an insect (not a worm) that produces a silken cocoon. This cocoon is harvested to make silk thread.

Tiger Swallowtail ButterflyThe Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is a strong flier with distinctive yellow and black markings (females are sometimes brown and black).

Ulysses Butterfly The Ulysses is a spectacular swallowtail butterfly from Australia.

Viceroy Butterfly The Viceroy is an orange and black butterfly from North America.

Woolly Bear CaterpillarWoolly Bear Caterpillars grow up to be tiger moths.

Zebra Longwing ButterflyThe Zebra Longwing is a small, black-and-yellow striped butterfly from warm areas.

Zebra Swallowtail ButterflyThe Zebra Swallowtail butterfly is a common butterfly with distinctive black and white markings.

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Painted Lady Butterfly

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Painted Lady Butterfly

The Painted Lady may be the most widespread butterfly in the world. It also known as the thistle butterfly and the cosmopolitan (because it is so widespread, occurring in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa). This flying insect lives in temperate and some tropical areas.
Egg: The Painted Lady begins its life cycle as an egg that is the size of a pin head. Eggs are pale green with 12 to 14 longitudinal ridges; they are laid on thistle, mallow, or hollyhock leaves. The incubation period is 3 to 5 days.



Caterpillar (larva): The caterpillar eats continually for 5 to 10 days before it pupates. The yellow-green striped, purple to black caterpillar has long spines on each segment. The caterpillar is up to 1.25 inches (3 cm) long. It builds a silky, webbed nest as it feeds, usually eating thistle, mallow, malva, hollyhock, sunflower, or canola. As the larva grows, it sheds its skin (this is called molting). The time between sheddings is called an instar; each instar has slightly different coloring.

Chrysalis (pupa): When the caterpillar has grown to the right size, it pupates. It hangs upside-down from a leaf or branch, and attaches itself with a single silken string. An adult forms from the caterpillar, whose internal structure changes completely. The chrysalis becomes almost transparent when the butterfly is about to emerge. An adult will emerge about 7 to 10 days after the chrysalis has formed.

Adult: When an adult emerges from the split chrysalis, it hangs upside down and pumps blood into its four wings, inflating them.Then it waits for its delicate wings to dry. It can fly a few hours after emerging.

The adult Painted Lady is mostly black, brown, and orange with some white spots; the underside is gray with white and red markings. The adult has a 2 - 2 7/8 inch (5.1 - 7.3 cm) wingspan. Adults sip sweet thistle and clover nectar. Adults can mate in about a week after emerging; adults only live about 2 weeks.


Migration: Adults from colder parts of North America overwinter in Mexico; adults from northern Europe migrate to North Africa and southern Europe.


Classification: Order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies), Genus Vanessa, Species cardui.

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Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle

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Label the Butterfly

Read the definitions, then label the diagram below.

Definitions

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 between the head and the abdomen. The legs and wings attach to the thorax.

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Label the Butterfly Life Cycle Diagram

Butterflies undergo complete metamorphosis. The larva (caterpillar) hatches from an egg that the female usually lays on the underside of leaves. After growing, it enters the seemingly inactive pupal phase during which it forms a protective chrysalis and metamorphoses into a winged insect - the adult butterfly. After mating, the female lays eggs and the cycle begins again.Read the definitions below, then label the butterfly life cycle diagram.

adult - the winged adult which will mate and reproduce. Adults do not eat, they only sip liquids through a straw-like proboscis. larva - (also called the caterpillar) this stage hatches from the egg. The larva spends its time eating, growing and molting (shedding its outgrown exoskeleton). pupa - the stage in a butterfly's life when it is encased in a chrysalis and undergoes metamorphosis into the adult, winged form. egg - the tiny orb laid by a female butterfly. Eggs are usually laid on the underside of leaves - they hatch into larvae.

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BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE

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ALL ABOUT BUTTERFLIES!

ALL ABOUT BUTTERFLIES!

Butterfly Calendar

What is a Butterfly?

Life Cycle

Butterfly Anatomy

Information Sheets

Glossary

Printables and Activities

AllAboutButterflies.com All About Butterflies is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about butterflies. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links.

Table of Contents 
Click on an underlined topic to go there.
If you are looking for information about a particular butterfly, moth or other related topic, try the Butterfly Dictionary.

All About Butterflies:    •What is a Butterfly?    •Butterfly or Moth    •Senses    •Defense Mechanisms    •Extremes: Biggest, Smallest, etc.    •Butterfly Classification    •Butterfly Gardens Anatomy:    •Egg Anatomy    •Caterpillar Anatomy    •Pupa Anatomy    •Butterfly Anatomy      ••Butterfly Head      ••Butterfly Thorax      ••Wings      ••Butterfly Abdomen Illustrated Butterfly Dictionary - Over 300 entries, including butterflies, moths, and butterfly terms.Butterfly and Caterpillar CraftsClassroom Activities:    •Butterfly Books to Print    •Interactive Butterfly Puzzle    •Life Cycle Printout     •Butterfly Quizzes to Print    •Butterfly Math/Coloring Activity Printouts

Life Cycle:    •The Egg    •Larva (Caterpillar)    •Pupa    •Adult    •Life Cycle Printout: Monarch    •Life Cycle Printout: Painted Lady Butterfly and Moth Printouts:    •Label Butterfly Anatomy    •Label Butterfly Life Cycle    •Label Caterpillar Anatomy    •Life Cycle Printout     •Caterpillar Anatomy    •Caterpillar Printout (Simple version)    •Luna Moth Printout    •Oregon Silverspot Butterfly Printout    •Painted Lady    •Painted Lady Life Cycle Printout    •Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly Printout    •Silkworm Printout    •Viceroy Butterfly Printout    •Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly Printout    •Butterfly Book to Print    •Butterfly Calendar to PrintButterfly Information Sheets:    •Monarch    •Queen Alexandra's Birdwing     •Tiger Swallowtail     •Zebra Swallowtail

Information Sheets About Butterflies (and Moths)

Just click on an animal's name to go to that information sheet. If the butterfly (or moth) you're interested in isn't here, check the Butterfly Dictionary.
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