Compléter Life Cycle of a ButterflyVersion en ligne Fill in the blanks to understand the life cycle of a butterfly. par Katie Roberts 1 butterfly egg caterpillar metamorphosis chrysalis A butterfly has four stages in its life cycle . Every butterfly starts in an . This is stage one . In stage two , a hatches from its egg and begins to eat . As the caterpillar eats and grows its skin will start to feel small . A caterpillar will shed its skin up to four times . When the caterpillar is ready , it will hang on a leaf and make a hard shell or around its body . This is stage three . In the chrysalis , the caterpillar will make a big change . The caterpillar will change into a ! This big change is called . In the last stage , the butterfly is an adult and comes out of its chrysalis .