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1.   insect
  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.
  A butterfly's tongue.
  The hard shell covering the pupa.
  The larva stage of a butterfly. When a butterfly is in this stage of its life cycle it constantly eats leaves or flowers.
2.   thorax
  The life cycle of the butterfly begins with this.
  The middle part of a butterfly's body. A butterfly's six legs and its wings are attached to this part of its body.
  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.
  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.
3.   antenna
  A butterfly has two of these on its head. A butterfly uses this to taste the air and also to maintain balance.
  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.
  A front part of a butterfly's body. A butterfly's eyes and antennae are connected to this part of its body.
  The four stages that a butterfly goes through to complete its life cycle.
4.   molt
  The term to describe what happens to caterpillars when they grow new skin and shed their old skin.
  A butterfly has two of these on its head. A butterfly uses this to taste the air and also to maintain balance.
  This is the tail end or hind part of the body on a caterpillar and a butterfly.
  This is the second stage of a butterfly's life cycle and is another term for caterpillar.
5.   egg
  This is the second stage of a butterfly's life cycle and is another term for caterpillar.
  The term to describe what happens to caterpillars when they grow new skin and shed their old skin.
  A butterfly has two of these on its head. A butterfly uses this to taste the air and also to maintain balance.
  The life cycle of the butterfly begins with this.
6.   caterpillar
  The four stages that a butterfly goes through to complete its life cycle.
  The larva stage of a butterfly. When a butterfly is in this stage of its life cycle it constantly eats leaves or flowers.
  The life cycle of the butterfly begins with this.
  The term to describe what happens to caterpillars when they grow new skin and shed their old skin.
7.   chrysalis
  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.
  The hard shell covering the pupa.
  A butterfly's tongue.
  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.
8.   metamorphosis
  A front part of a butterfly's body. A butterfly's eyes and antennae are connected to this part of its body.
  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.
  The middle part of a butterfly's body. A butterfly's six legs and its wings are attached to this part of its body.
  The four stages that a butterfly goes through to complete its life cycle.
9.   pupa
  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.
  This is the tail end or hind part of the body on a caterpillar and a butterfly.
  The larva stage of a butterfly. When a butterfly is in this stage of its life cycle it constantly eats leaves or flowers.
  This is the second stage of a butterfly's life cycle and is another term for caterpillar.
10.   abdomen
  This is the tail end or hind part of the body on a caterpillar and a butterfly.
  The hard shell covering the pupa.
  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.
  The life cycle of the butterfly begins with this.
11.   proboscis
  The four stages that a butterfly goes through to complete its life cycle.
  A butterfly's tongue.
  A front part of a butterfly's body. A butterfly's eyes and antennae are connected to this part of its body.
  This is the tail end or hind part of the body on a caterpillar and a butterfly.
12.   head
  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.
  The term to describe what happens to caterpillars when they grow new skin and shed their old skin.
  A butterfly has two of these on its head. A butterfly uses this to taste the air and also to maintain balance.
  A front part of a butterfly's body. A butterfly's eyes and antennae are connected to this part of its body.