Kids and Butterflies
Butterfly & Moth Newsletter
For Young Enthusiasts
Caterpillars Are Unusual Creatures!
January 2007

Butterflies play games like 'hide-and- seek'.

Some caterpillars eat thier homes.

Some butterflies eat rotten fruit. (Yuck)
And some adult moths do not have a mouth to eat at all.

Butterflies and moths are interesting and fun.

Welcome to our first issue of Butterflies! For Kids.

Let's Learn More About Butterflies and Moths!
  • You eat carrot roots. Butterfly caterpillars eat carrot leaves!
  • Caterpillars Eat Their Homes?
  • What Caterpillar Am I?

  • Caterpillars Eat Their Homes?
    Long-tailed Skipper Caterpillar Nest

    Like Hansel and Gretel, some caterpillars can eat the walls of their home. These caterpillars are eating their home walls. The newly hatched baby caterpillar is eating its eggshell. The other caterpillars eat the walls of their home too.


    What Caterpillar Am I?
    Queen Caterpillar

    Caterpillars do not resemble the adult butterfly they will become. Sometimes a black caterpillar will become a brown or white butterfly. Sometimes a green caterpillar will become a yellow or a black/blue butterfly.

    Can you guess which butterfly each of these two caterpillars will turn into?


    You eat carrot roots. Butterfly caterpillars eat carrot leaves!
    Black Swallowtail

    This caterpillar looks like the caterpillar in 'Alice in Wonderland'. He is eating fennel. He uses his feet to hold the leaves while he eats.

    How many feet does he have?
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