10 days
about ten days
about ten days
Probably about ten days.
a month or a little bit more
1 week
two weeks
A caterpillar may stay in there as long as 4-9 days average
They emerge from their cocoons about ten days after spinning them.
Black Swallowtail butterflies stay in their cocoon for 9 to 11 days.
The Cinnabar Moth will stay in their cocoon for a period of nine months. They cocoon themselves in the early summer and do not emerge from the cocoon until the next spring.
Once a caterpillar is ready to transform into a butterfly, it wraps itself up into a cocoon, made out of it's food, saliva and leaves. It will stay their for about 2 weeks- as much as a month.
Most butterflies and moths stay inside of their chrysalis or cocoon for between five to 21 days. If they're in really harsh places like deserts, some will stay in there for up to three years waiting for rain or good conditions.