The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings ... Larva is the juvenile form of all insects that undergo a ...

At its final stage the caterpillar forms a pupa, or chrysalis, and remains there until ready to emerge as a butterfly. Moth caterpillars form a cocoon, wrapping themselves in dropped leaves until ...

Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

“Co-evolved with host plants, butterflies form an integral part of an ecologically functioning web of life,” he added. “Unfortunately, our first global assessment of butterfly diversity and ...