The life cycle of a butterfly consists of four main stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult butterfly. The process begins when a female butterfly lays her eggs on suitable host plants. After a few days, the eggs hatch into caterpillars, which eat voraciously and grow rapidly. Once fully grown, the caterpillar forms a chrysalis, where metamorphosis occurs. Finally, the adult butterfly emerges, ready to mate and continue the cycle by laying eggs on new plants [1][2][4][5][9][10][12].

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