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Date ___________________
  Butterflies and Moths
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CATERPILLAR
CHRYSALIS
METAMORPHOSIS
PROBOSCIS
THORAX
LARVA
ABDOMEN
MOLT
ANTENNA
INSECT
ADULT
HEAD
PUPA
EGG

 

CATERPILLAR
CHRYSALIS
METAMORPHOSIS
PROBOSCIS
THORAX
LARVA
ABDOMEN
MOLT
ANTENNA
INSECT
ADULT
HEAD
PUPA
EGG

Down
1.  A butterfly's tongue.
3.  The life cycle of the butterfly begins with this.
4.  The term to describe what happens to caterpillars when they grow new skin and shed their old skin.
5.  This is the second stage of a butterfly's life cycle and is another term for caterpillar.
6.  The hard shell covering the pupa.
9.  A front part of a butterfly's body. A butterfly's eyes and antennae are connected to this part of its body.
11.  A group of small animals that have six legs and a body that is divided into three sections. Bees, ants, beetles, butterflies, ladybugs, and crickets are all examples of this animal group.
Across
1.  This is the third stage in a butterfly's life cycle. In this stage a butterfly rests as its body is changing into an adult.
2.  This is the tail end or hind part of the body on a caterpillar and a butterfly.
6.  The larva stage of a butterfly. When a butterfly is in this stage of its life cycle it constantly eats leaves or flowers.
7.  The middle part of a butterfly's body. A butterfly's six legs and its wings are attached to this part of its body.
8.  A butterfly has two of these on its head. A butterfly uses this to taste the air and also to maintain balance.
10.  The four stages that a butterfly goes through to complete its life cycle.
12.  The last part of the life cycle. A butterfly that has reached this part of its life cycle can fly and no longer needs to grow.

 

Answer Key
1P
UPA
R
2A
BDOM
3E
N
BG
4M
OG
OS
LC
5L
6C
ATERPILLAR
HSR
7T
HORAXV
Y
8A
NTENNA
9H
S
10M
ETAMORPHOS
11I
S
ALN
DIS
SE
C
12A
DULT