The Butterfly Life Cycle

The Butterfly Life Cycle Written by Torrin Anderson Focus Question What is the life cycle of a monarch butterfly?

《蝴蝶的生命周期》 作者：托林·安德森 焦点问题：帝王蝶的生命周期是什么样的？

The Life Cycle A Monarch Butterfly has four stages in its life cycle

生命周期 帝王蝶的一生要经历四个阶段

Egg. A female monarch butterfly lays an egg on a leaf. A caterpillar grows inside the tiny egg. The egg hatches in 3 to 12 days.

卵期： 雌性帝王蝶会在叶片上产卵， 小小的卵里正在孕育一只毛毛虫。 卵会在3到12天内孵化。

The hungry caterpillar eats all the time. First, the caterpillar eats its own egg shell. Then the caterpillar eats the leaf it is on.

肚子饿的毛毛虫吃个不停。 首先，毛毛虫会吃掉自己的卵壳。 接着毛毛虫就会吃自己待着的这片叶子。

The caterpillar grows quickly. Its skin does not grow. The caterpillar's skin splits and peels away.

毛毛虫长得飞快。 但它的皮肤不会跟着长大。 毛毛虫的皮肤会裂开、蜕掉。

New skin is under the old skin. The caterpillar sheds its skin four to six times. The caterpillar grows for two to four weeks.

旧皮肤下面早就长好了新皮肤。 毛毛虫一共要蜕4到6次皮。 毛毛虫的生长期是2到4周。