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Butterfly Facts to share:
Butterflies are insects, which means they have six legs, a set of antennae, and three parts to their body (the head, thorax, and abdomen). Butterflies also have four wings. Butterflies drink liquids like nectar, juice, and water, which they sip through a proboscis (“pro-baah-sis”), a mouthpart that looks like a straw and curls up when it’s not in use.

lays its eggs on plants. A caterpillar hatches
After it grows very large, a hard shell called
adult. Its life cycle goes like this: A butterfly
out of an egg and gorges itself on plants.
There are about 24,000 species of butterflies
found all over the world (except Antarctica).
larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and
A butterfly has four stages of life:—egg,
butterfly emerges from a chrysalis. a chrysalis grows around it. An adult

are coming! Butterflies tell you spring and summer They are most active during warm, sunny days. Butterflies cannot fly when it is cold outside. They are cold-blooded animals and their body temperature matches their surrounding environment. Sensors in their antennae help them measure the air temperature, so they know when it’s time to migrate to warmer climates or go into hibernation.