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A butterfly grows up!
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Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin)
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September 16, 2005
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Read about the four stages of a monarch butterfly's life. Then answer the questions below.
1. Egg
Mother monarchs lay one egg at a time on the underside of the leaves of milkweed plants.
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2. Larva
A caterpillar hatches from the egg and begins to eat the milkweed leaves.
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3. Pupa
The caterpillar finds a safe place and makes a chrysalis. A chrysalis is a hard shell. Inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar ...