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Egg
The monarch begins its life as an egg -
Baby Caterpillar is formed
The egg, layed on milkweed leaves, hatch into a caterpillar. The baby caterpillar eat the milkweed, and it grows very quickly -
Crysalis
After eating their fill of milkweed, the caterpillar forms a shiny green and gold speckled crysalis. This is the pupal stage. -
Butterfly !
After about 14 days, the adult monarch butterfly emerges from its crysalis.
