Rebirthing the butterfly in you
- Rachel Mapp
- Jun 17, 2016
- 1 min read

SOMETIMES SHE GOES BACK INTO THE COCOON TO REBIRTH HERSELF
When the caterpillar is full grown and stops eating, it becomes a pupa. The pupa may suspend under a branch, hidden in leaves or buried underground. The pupa of many moths is protected inside a cocoon of silk. This stage can last from a few weeks, a month or even longer. Some species have a pupal stage that lasts for two years. ((It may look like nothing is going on but big changes are happening inside.)) Special cells that were present in the larva are now growing rapidly. They will become the legs, wings, eyes and other parts of the adult butterfly.
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