we just got the bugville butterfly house, and our caterpillars (painted lady) stayed in their cocoons for 12 days. it really depends on the type of caterpillar.
hope this helps.
Lissa
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a cocoon cant turn into a caterpiller because a caterpiller turns into a cocoon then turns into a butterfly
it takes about 10 to 14 days for a mourning cloak butterfly to get out of cocoon.
The butterfly's pupa stage is spent inside a cocoon
An inchworm will stay in their cocoon for about 2 weeks. They tend to stay in an extra week most of the time.
If The Cocoon Falls Down
First, the butterfly hatches as a worm. Then, the worm eats leaves to get fat, then it makes a cocoon. While in the cocoon, it transforms and goes through metamorphosis and soon emerges out of the cocoon as a butterfly.
A butterfly`s is called a chrysalis a moth`s is a cocoon.
Egg Caterpillar Cocoon Butterfly
depends on the type of butterfly. I have painted butterflies and there cocoon is about 2 in. where as a monach butterfly is considerably bigger.
If you disturb a butterfly cocoon, it can kill the growing insect inside. It is important to leave the cocoon alone to let it develop naturally.