Metamorphosis of a Monarch Butterfly

A butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera, butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and colourful winged adult form. A monarch butterfly is is a milkweed butterfly, perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies.

Keywords

insects, Lepidoptera, Butterfly, butterflies, monarch butterfly

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Insect Anatomy

Source

Winchell, Alexander Sketches of Creation (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1870)

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