I've been told that caterpillars feed for a week to ten days before going into a chrysalis. Then the chrysalis stage last about a week to ten days before emerging as a butterfly (which takes less than a minute!).
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Just found it for Monarch Butterflies!
http://monarchwatch.org/rear/kit.htm
The pupae usually form in morning hours (9-11 am) or later in the day (5-7 pm). So my guess is it only takes a few minutes.
Until the wings have straightened out and the butterflies can fly. They can fend for themselves then. ^^
No, a painted lady butterfly does not have teeth. Instead, they have a proboscis - a long, tube-like structure that they use to suck up nectar and other liquids for feeding. They do not chew their food.
Monarch butterfly caterpillars are yellow, black, and white striped and grow to be about two inches long before they pupate.
yes it is true. caterpillars usually eat green leaves and vegetation whereas butterflies eat nectar using their long proboscis
well i suppose it depends how well you keep them.If u give them lots of food and water with lots of room and fun things to do they will survive longer and turn into butterflies quicker.If u give them a little bit less of everything i have previously said then it will take longer to get fatter (they need to be fat to turn into butterflies) and form into butterflies, so they stay caterpillars for longer.If u give nothing, they will starve and die. (so then they don't stay caterpillars and alive for long.)so it depends, follow me on twitter I'm calledMeBunnies
each caterpillar has the same DNA as the butterfly its going to be.
No. Only the caterpillars of butterflies eat solid food such as leaves and plant parts. Adult butterflies themselves do not eat, but drink. They usually feed on nectar from plant flowers or tree sap. Some butterflies will feed on the sugars in rotting fruits. The Harvester butterfly actually pierces the bodies of woolly aphids and drinks their fluids.
Caterpillars are the larval stage of butterflies and moths. They are typically long and cylindrical in shape, with six true legs at the front of their bodies and several pairs of prolegs along their abdomen. Caterpillars also have a distinct head with simple eyes and chewing mouthparts. Their bodies are often covered in hairs or spines for protection.
Painted butterfly's live for approximetly 54 days, (thats their whole lifespan, egg - butterfly) but when there a butterfly only 14 days, (2 weeks)
This is really depends on the type of caterpillar you have/seen. (whatever) It can take a few weeks; but before winter arrives, butterflies have the ability to make the process last for months at a time.
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Well Spiders eat many things. Spiders eat butterflies, flies, caterpillars, cockroaches, mosquitos, crickets, grasshoppers, gnats, choice beetles, centipedes, love-bugs, and daddy long legs. EVEN MORE!