The diagram depicts the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. Overall, it is clear that the entire process is a natural cycle divided into four main stages, each of which contains several key steps. It takes over 6 months for the butterfly to transform from an egg to an adult species.
The process begins with the egg stage, where eggs are laid on milkweed. It takes about two weeks for the larva to emerge from the egg and start its next step in the adventure of life. This stage is called the larval stage, during which the larva that has just hatched from its egg develops into a caterpillar on the milkweed. Finally, it forms a chrysalis by rolling and hanging down from a branch over the next ten days.
After passing through these two important stages, the pupal stage begins ten days after the chrysalis form, when the fully transformed butterfly emerges from the chrysalis and starts a migration to the south, which lasts six months. The final stage is the adult stage, during which the butterfly migrates to the north to breed. The eggs are then laid in an appropriate location, and the natural cycle repeats once again.