Welcome to Milkweed Cafe's video page. If you have never seen how a caterpillar forms its chrysalis or how a butterfly emerges into the world, be sure to check out the QuickTime videos below.
All butterflies go through four life stages .
The female will only lay her eggs on plants that the resulting caterpillar can eat. Once the caterpillar has hatched from the egg, it will eat and grow until it reaches its full size. At that point, it enters the third or pupal stage. The caterpillar forms a structure called a chrysalis in which it will transform into an adult - a butterfly . This is the fourth and final stage.