a larvae which is in fact smaller than a caterpillar and slimier. before that to be precise it is an egg the shape of an eye : () and there are loads. they can vary in colour from white to yellow.
No the caterpillar is first. Since this animal metamorphoses into a butterfly.
Yes. All butterflies start as caterpillars, and go through a pupa stage before turning into butterflies.
Yup. Exactly what it is. ^^
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The larval, or early, stage of a butterfly is the caterpillar.
CATERPILLAR
The larval form of a butterfly is properly called a caterpillar. When the caterpillar enters the pupae stage, it will form a chrysalis around itself for protection during metamorphosis.
A caterpillar is the larval stage of a moth or butterfly.
It grows the most at its larval stage (caterpillar)
A butterfly larva is called a caterpillar; moth larvae are called the same thing. Both insects undergo complete metamorphosis when the caterpillars enter their pupal stages, emerging in their adult forms.
The first thing a butterfly must do when they first emerge from the chrysalis is to rest and dry out their new wings.
Virtually all caterpillars are vegetarians, they don't eat other insects.
The correct spelling is "caterpillar" (a larval moth or butterfly, or a tracked vehicle).
The correct spelling of the larval form is a caterpillar.
The caterpillar that is black with brown spots and has spikes on top of spikes is the passion butterfly. These caterpillars feed from the passionflower.
The adjective form is larval. Example sentence: A caterpillar is the larval stage of butterflies and moths.