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.
The Caterpillar is becoming a Butterfly.
Cocoon
An adult butterfly is called just that. In the larva stage it is called a caterpillar. The process is called metamorphosis.
The stage after the caterpillar has turned into a cocoon is called the pupa or chrysalis stage. During this phase, the caterpillar undergoes metamorphosis, transforming into its adult form, which will eventually emerge as a butterfly or moth. This process can take several days to weeks, depending on the species and environmental conditions.
Metamorphosis
metamorphosis
A caterpillar. ^^
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there are people who also call it larvae although it is commonly spoken as caterpillar - Gilbert
Metamorphosis .
The process is called metamorphosis. Initially, the caterpillar goes through the pupa or chrysalis stage before emerging as a butterfly.
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