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The first thing a butterfly must do when they first emerge from the chrysalis is to rest and dry out their new wings.

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The ultimate must be "over winter" lest the species perish. But the question then becomes 'what constitutes "winter"?', how cold and how long? My daughter brought in several of these species' caterpillars last fall (September, October) and we just had a hatching bloom in February. So at coolish room temperatures (60sF) they seem to have a built-in, end-of-season minimum cocoon-span of 6 months. Outdoors in prevailing winter temperatures they stay cocooned long enough to assure they are past (hard) freezing temperatures before hatching, since, as cold-blooded insects, they can die if they can't protect themselves from temperatures a few degrees below freezing. In warm summer temperatures the cocoon-span would be much shorter; they sense it is not end-of-season and they need to get a few generations of butterflies hatched during each summer season to reproduce the species. (I do not know the average summer minimum cocoon-span time, that would take an entomologist to .) For a start Butterflies make chrysalis, moths make cocoons. There are major differences between the two and they should not be confused. As for the timespan spent in the chrysalis, that is a little hard to . Pupation normally lasts for 10 to 15 days, but it really depends on the time that the stage starts. If the caterpillar starts to pupate in late autumn to early winter, then they will stay in this state until the weather become warmer, which can take a few months. Whereas, if pupation starts in spring or summer, they will only stay in the chrysalis for the normally 10 to 15 days.

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What is the beginning stage of a butterfly?

The process of which a butterfly is born is called metamorphosis. This process begins with a little egg, when the egg hatches a caterpillar emerges. Once the caterpillar has finished growing they form into a chrysalis (pupa), which is where the caterpillar begins to change to the butterfly. Once the changing process is over a butterfly emerges from the pupa.


What came first caterpiller or butterfly?

Plants came first as they make the that food the insects eat.


Do All Caterpillars Make a chrysalis?

Moths make a Cocoon, and butterflies make a chrysalis. But I do believe that all caterpillars (that make it alive) must go through their pupa stage.


How far are butterfly extinction?

butterfly are not close to extinction they must be in hot climate to live if not they will die


How many eggs do caterpillar's lay?

No, only the adult (moth or butterfly) is sexually mature and can lay eggs.---------------------------------------------------------------------A caterpillar does not lay eggs. A caterpillar is the juvenile of an insect like a butterfly or moth that when mature will lay eggs.---------------------------------------------------------------------


Can you bend a bone a chicken leg?

Yes. We did this experiment in grade school. One must first soak the chicken leg bone overnight in vineager. Once it emerges the next day the bone is bendable.


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butterfly knives are legal but they must be under 3.5 inches. Balisong trainers are legal however.


Do Miley Cyrus like butterfly?

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What does it mean if you see a really big butterfly?

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It is possible to keep a butterfly alive in a jar for a short time. One must be sure to cut air holes in the lid and carefully add sugar water so the butterfly can eat. To make sure the butterfly does not die, it is wise to set it free as soon as possible.