Here are some important facts about the first stage of a butterfly or a egg. When a caterpillars egg turns dark, it is ready to hatch. A caterpillars egg is designed to keep in moisture and at the same time let air in to. A caterpillars egg is tougher than a hen's egg. Here are a few facts about caterpillars.
Caterpillars have three true legs.
The Harvest Hair caterpillar pupates in just two weeks after hatching. When a caterpillar turns a dark color then it will soon pupate. Below are facts about the cocoon stage. In some cocoons or chrysalis you can see the wing veins through them. When a cocoon is brown it is old.