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The egg usually takes 10 days for the egg to hatch. The caterpillar (or larva) live about two weeks to a month. The chrysalis (or pupa) - takes about 3 - 5 minutes, it can take as little as 10 days, but some species take over the winter (hibernate) before the adult hatches. The adult (or imago) - can live from a week up to a year depending on the species.
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What kind of butterfly has a white cotton looking cocoon?
The species you are referring to is likely the Polyphemus moth, which spins a white, papery cocoon that resembles cotton. This species is native to North America and belongs to the silk moth family. The cocoon is usually found hanging from tree branches or other structures.
What came first caterpiller or butterfly?
Plants came first as they make the that food the insects eat.
How long does a catterpillar stay in its cacoon for?
Butterflies do not spin or make cocoons! A cocoon is a silk 'sleeping bag' inside which a caterpillar changes into a pupa. Some moth caterpillars make cocoons with silk from spinnerets from underneath their heads. Butterflies become a pupa or chrysalis by shedding it's 'skin'. This process takes about three minutes.
What is it called when a worm changes to a butterfly?
ALL butterflies come from cocoons. No they don't. Moths come from cocoons. Butterflies come from a chrysalis. Actually moths do too, but the caterpillars of moths make a cocoon around themselves before becoming a chrysalis inside the cocoon.
Will butterfly wings heal?
If you tear them off? No they will not. If the wings are broken, there is a chance you can help the butterfly. If the tip of a wing is torn off or broken, you can line up the wings and cut the other one to make them even. The symmetry of the wings is imperative for flight. You can also get another butterfly wing and glue the part on. There is an awesome youtube video on it... Live Monarch Foundation - How to fix a broken butterfly wing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah0SBALIc0o
How does a caterpiller know when to go into there cocoon?
It is an instinct, like you knowing that you are hungry. When they have grown enough, they will make a cocoon. WARNING: DO NOT HELP THE BUTTERFLY GET OUT OF THE COCOON EVEN IF IT IS TRYING.
Show the difference between a cocoon and a chrysalis?
No. Butterflies and Moths lay eggs. These eggs hatch out into caterpillars which eat plany material and grow. Once they are full size, the caterpillars make a cocoon/chrysalis then this cocoon/chrysalis hatches out into a new butterfly or moth. To be more clear, butterfly caterpillars do not make a cocoon; they pupate (transform into a chrysalis) which then hatches into the butterfly However, some moth caterpillers also spin a cocoon round themselves (made of silk) before pupating. Before pupating the caterpiller will normally move off its food source to find somewhere safe and hidden to pupate.
Do butterflys make cocons?
No. They lay eggs which turn into a caterpillar. The caterpillar turns into a cocoon then into a butterfly.
What kind of butterfly has a white cotton looking cocoon?
The species you are referring to is likely the Polyphemus moth, which spins a white, papery cocoon that resembles cotton. This species is native to North America and belongs to the silk moth family. The cocoon is usually found hanging from tree branches or other structures.
Why do caterpillers make silk nest?
The silk nest (cocoon) is to fix them safely in place, and to hide them away from possible predators. Whilst in the cocoon, the caterpillar's body changes into a moth or butterfly.
What came first caterpiller or butterfly?
Plants came first as they make the that food the insects eat.
How do butterflies make there cocons?
Butterflies don't make cocoons - caterpillars do. They produce silk (similar to a spider) which they form into a cocoon while they change from caterpillar to butterfly.
How old are caterpillars before they cocoon?
the catterpiller is 3 weeks when it cakkoons
How do caterpillers hatch from their cocoon?
They pull them selves out with there two front legs called shoobers.
What do caterpillars do in the cocoon?
Before a caterpillar makes a cocoon, it eats like crazy increasing its size. Then it finds an appropriate place to make a cocoon where it is unlikely to get eaten while it changes into an adult insect.
Why the stem of aquatic plants weak?
as the flowing water make the stem weaks
Why is the stem of aquatic plant weak?
as the flowing water make the stem weaks
