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The Painted Lady Butterfly

The Painted Lady Butterfly. Presented by: Lauren Todman September 14, 2007 laurn819@gmail.com. The Painted Lady butterfly. The Painted Lady Butterfly is scientifically known as Vanessa cardui

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The Painted Lady Butterfly

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  1. The Painted Lady Butterfly Presented by: Lauren Todman September 14, 2007 laurn819@gmail.com

  2. The Painted Lady butterfly • The Painted Lady Butterfly is scientifically known as Vanessa cardui • They can range from central and southern Canada, south through Florida and Mexico. It can also be found in parts of Europe, Asia and Africa.

  3. Fun Facts • Favorite hiding spot: • open areas such as old fields and dunes • Color: • mostly black, brown, and orange with some white spots; the underside is gray with white and red markings • Wings: • adult has a 2 - 2 7/8 inch (5.1 - 7.3 cm) wingspan • Random: • male Painted Ladies have smaller abdomens than females • they see more patterns, a wider range of color, and more shades of green than people do

  4. Stages in the life cycle • The Egg (3 to 5 days) Adult females lay their eggs on plants that Painted Lady caterpillars like to eat, like thistle. The eggs are the size of a pin head. • The Larva or caterpillar comes out! (5 to 10 days) The hungry caterpillar uses its strong jaws to munch through leaves, eating constantly and growing quickly. As it eats, the caterpillar's skin gets tighter. Soon it sheds this tight skin, emerging with new skin underneath. Each caterpillar changes skin four times before it's fully grown. After three weeks, this hairy, black and yellow caterpillar stops growing - it's almost 2 inches long!

  5. Stages in the life cycle cont.. 3. The chrysalis - metamorphosis begins. (7 to 10 days) The caterpillar finds a safe place to rest. With a silk thread that comes out of a hole just below its mouth (spinneret), the caterpillar spins a silk pad to attach to. The caterpillar hangs from this pad. Soon, the caterpillars' skin splits open, from head to abdomen, revealing a shiny green case underneath - the chrysalis. 4. The butterfly emerges! (2 weeks) When the butterfly first emerges from the chrysalis, its wings are soft and crumpled. The tired butterfly rests, and then slowly unfolds its wings to dry. After a few hours, the butterfly will be ready to fly. The Painted Lady Butterfly has a 2-week life span. During that time, its main goal is to reproduce and lay eggs so the cycle can begin again!

  6. Eating habits • The Painted Lady Butterfly enjoys eating thistle.

  7. Predators • Birds • People • ever look at your car windshield…YUCK! • Mimicry • Camouflage Predators Defense

  8. Color your own PLB!

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