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What is the difference between caterpillars that become a butterfly and ones that become a moth?
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∙ 9y ago
There are no characteristics to tell if caterpillar is going to be a moth or butterfly. The best way to determine if it is a moth or butterfly is to look at the caterpillar's distinctive markings to see if you can make a species specific identification.
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∙ 11y agoMoth caterpillar's are fuzzy and butterfly caterpillar's are not
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What is a butterfly offspring?
A Caterpillar which will grow, cocoon and become a Butterfly
What does the small black fuzzy caterpillar turn into?
It will become a butterfly. It will become a moth.
What is the reproduction of the carnivorous caterpillar?
Carnivorous caterpillars have the same life style and reproduction as any other caterpillars. They will be a caterpillar until it builds a cocoon to become a moth or butterfly.
What animals eat milk weed?
The caterpillars of the monarch butterfly. They take up the toxins from the plant and use it to become toxic themselves, that´s why they and the orange butterfly have such bright colours.
What grows in cocoons?
catapillers that turn into moths. A common misconception is that butterflies come from cocoons. They do not. Butterfly caterpillars shed their skin to become a chrysalis, which then sheds its exoskeleton to become a butterfly. The wrapping is silk around the caterpillar as a protective cocoon never occurs in butterfly larvae.
The cause for groups of caterpillars on trees?
the cause is, that a butterfly laid a ton of eggs in that tree, and the reason why is because the species of the caterpillars eats that kind of leaf on the tree, the tree will soon become naked.
How does a caterpillar form?
It depends on what type of caterpillar it is. Most become butterflies, but some turn into moths. +++ More precisely, each caterpillar variety is the larva of its own species of moth or butterfly.
How do caterpillars mate?
Caterpillars are born...... First, they make a concoon and it takes about 2 weeks for some, others take months. Then, it goes through a cycle..... Finally, it comes out of its concoon and turned into a butterfly.
Why is it better for caterpillars if they are not easy to find?
Caterpillars are eaten by a wide variety of other animals, sometimes, even by other caterpillars. So, the harder it is to find a caterpillar, the better it is for them, so they can mature to pupate and become a moth or butterfly.
Do poisonous caterpillars turn into butterflies?
No, they turn into Geometer moths.You have just crushed my hopes and dreams!Inchworms turn into months. Oops... did i say months. I meant Moths. Silly me. Inch worms turn into moths.
What does the caterpillar eat and does its diet differ from that of a butterfly?
Caterpillars eat plants - usually leaves. However, once they become butterflies, they live only on flower nectar.
What does the butterfly have to do with Easter?
The butterfly is a symbol of new life, as is the egg. Butterflies enter the cocoon as mere caterpillars, and emerge as beautiful, completely new creatures. They have to "die" as caterpillars in order to become something even better. Easter is about Christ's death and resurrection, and butterflies symbolise newness and beauty, overcoming death and ugliness to emerge victorious and free.
