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We call it a cocoon.
The caterpillar makes a cocoon to complete the metamorphosis and turn in to a moth, butterflies make a chrysalis.
No. They lay eggs which turn into a caterpillar. The caterpillar turns into a cocoon then into a butterfly.
That would mean that it is going into the chrysalis stage of its existence. Soon it will turn into a cocoon and will reemerge after a period of time as a butterfly or moth.
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.
caterpillars turn into butterflies by shedding their last skin and turning into a cocoon or crsyls. (*
Caterpillars after coming out from the eggs after hatching eats all day and night for about 25 to 30 days. As it eats more food than its weight of the body, their skin splits and they have the need to shed their skin.
Metamorphosis is the series of developmental stages insects go through to become adults. Butterflies and moths have four stages of life: egg, larva (the caterpillar stage), pupa (the chrysalis phase), and adult. When it is ready, the caterpillar will find a suitable place and attach itself to a leaf with a sticky substance. This substance hardens to become the chrysalis (similar to a cocoon). The caterpillar sheds its exoskeleton for the last time. After 1-2 weeks, a butterfly emerges from the chrysalis.
If your caterpillar turned brown it might either have died or, most likely, it pupated and started to turn into a butterfly or a moth. Usually if it is a dark brown and still caterpillar-shaped, it has probably died, but if it is a lighter brown or reddish colour and has a different shape, it is most likely starting a cocoon.
The cocoon stage for a caterpillar to become a butterfly can vary in length by species. Some are in their cocoon for a few weeks to a month, while some have Pupa stages that can last for two years.
Caterpillars usually go into a cocoon during late-winter or late spring(March-may)
A caterpillar sheds its skin because its skin gets too tight. The caterpillar needs to grow so that is why it sheds its skin. Eventually the caterpillar will turn into a crysalis or the pupa stage.