Kristin Lindbergh's List: Life Cycles

• As advanced insects, butterflies (and moths) have a "complete" life cycle, which  means there are four separate stages of development. Each stage looks completely  different from the others, and serves a different purpose in the life of the  insect.
• • Butterflies go through a complete change, or metamorphosis, in four stages.

• • Watch these two videos about the Monarch Butterfly made by students just like you!
• The QuickTime movies below show one student's record of several Monarch  butterflies growing from egg to butterfly. Just click on a pictureto begin  watching a movie!
  

• • Test what you know about the stages of the butterfly life cycle.

• • Click on "Map Search" and then choose a state. Click on the drop down menu and choose "Common Name" You should see a list of all the different butterflie and moths that are found in that state. Click on some to see pictures and find out information about that particular butterfly or moth.

• Select a state or county and view a checklist of records for that region.

• The    ladybug life cycle is not much different  from   the       life  cycle     of a   butterfly.  The ladybug goes through the same four stages as a        butterfly, the egg stage, the larvae  stage,   the     pupa stage,  and the adult       ladybug   stage
• The   ladybug life cycle is not much different from  the     life cycle   of a  butterfly. The ladybug goes through the same four stages as a      butterfly, the egg stage, the larvae stage,  the   pupa stage, and the adult     ladybug  stage
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• • Lady bugs also go through a metamorphosis in four stages. You can click on the different links at the top of the page to learn more information about lady bugs.
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• • Scroll down to the middle of the page to watch a video of a lady bug's metamorphosis.
• The below video is a great little series of stills that captures a good portion  of the ladybug life cycle. What is really cool about this video is that you  actually get to see that when a ladybug goes from its larval stage to it's adult  stage is that it actually transitions into an adult without any spots.
• The video is in french so I have done a loose translation of the video narrative  below to guide you.
  

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• • Help feed the lady bugs and larvae. Help save the rose at the same time!

• • Read about the frog's metamorphosis. Look closely at the pictures that show the frog changes.
• What are the stages of the frog's life  cycle?

• • Read more information about frogs by scrolling the page. At the bottom of the page, there is a link to watch several frog videos.

• • Test your knowledge about the frog life cycle.

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