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A butterfly changes a lot as it grows. What is the right order?

Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult butterfly.

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  1. Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly ✔
  2. Egg, chrysalis, caterpillar, butterfly
  3. Caterpillar, egg, chrysalis, butterfly

Why: A butterfly starts as an egg and hatches into a caterpillar. The caterpillar makes a chrysalis, then comes out as a butterfly.

Huh, didn't know that: This big change is called metamorphosis.

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Answer: Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly. A butterfly starts as an egg and hatches into a caterpillar. The caterpillar makes a chrysalis, then comes out as a butterfly.

  1. National Park Service: Butterflies and Moths home.nps.gov/grca/learn/nature/butterflies.htm
    egg (ovum), caterpillar (larva), pupa (chrysalis), and adult (imago).
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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