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Date ___________________
  Butterflies and Moths
Word List
abdomen
adult
antenna
caterpillar
chrysalis
egg
head
insect
larva
metamorphosis
molt
proboscis
pupa
thorax
 
 


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1.   To look for something.

      
2.   The larva stage of a butterfly. When a butterfly is in this stage of its life cycle it constantly eats leaves or flowers.

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3.   The life cycle of the butterfly begins with this.

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4.   The term to describe what happens to caterpillars when they grow new skin and shed their old skin.

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5.   A front part of a butterfly's body. A butterfly's eyes and antennae are connected to this part of its body.

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6.   small, hardy horse

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7.   A small, egg-shaped, colored candy.

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8.   plateau

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9.   A group of small animals that have six legs and a body that is divided into three sections. Bees, ants, beetles, butterflies, ladybugs, and crickets are all examples of this animal group.

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10.   The four stages that a butterfly goes through to complete its life cycle.

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11.   gorge, ravine

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12.   A tall plant with trumpet-shaped flowers. This plant grows from a bulb.

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13.   The hard shell covering the pupa.

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14.   The middle part of a butterfly's body. A butterfly's six legs and its wings are attached to this part of its body.

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15.   This is the third stage in a butterfly's life cycle. In this stage a butterfly rests as its body is changing into an adult.

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16.   A butterfly has two of these on its head. A butterfly uses this to taste the air and also to maintain balance.

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17.   A butterfly's tongue.

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18.   This is the tail end or hind part of the body on a caterpillar and a butterfly.

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19.   open courtyard

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20.   This is the second stage of a butterfly's life cycle and is another term for caterpillar.

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21.   The last part of the life cycle. A butterfly that has reached this part of its life cycle can fly and no longer needs to grow.

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22.   an exhibition of cowboy skills

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