Butterfly Life Cycle Coloring Pages

Meet an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult butterfly. Color each stage, follow the cycle, and put it in order.

Ages 3-5 with an adult6 student sheetsTeacher guide included

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US Letter8.5 × 11 inchesA4210 × 297 mm

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A little learning, a little play.

Naming life stages and putting events in order

Pick a page to match your child’s interest today. An adult can read the directions aloud and join the conversation.

Inside the pack

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PDF size: US Letter

Sheet 01

Color the leaf and egg. Tell an adult what hatches next.

Sheet 02

Color the caterpillar. Find its long body.

Sheet 03

Color the chrysalis. Tell an adult what comes out.

Sheet 04

Color the butterfly. Find both sides of its wings.

Sheet 05

Start at the egg. Follow the arrows and say each stage.

Sheet 06

Write 1 to 4 in the boxes. Start with the egg.

A helping hand

The included guide brings the activity together with prompts, instructions and answer notes where needed.

A caterpillar is a larva; a chrysalis is a pupa. These are different stages, not different animals.
The pictures show a simplified butterfly cycle. Stage lengths and host plants vary among species.
Read the labels for younger children. The ordering answer follows the pictures from left to right, top row then bottom row.

Learning references

The background information in this pack is informed by these resources. Printable illustrations and page layouts are created for Little Color Club.