The flow chart illustrates the process of the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. Overall, it is clear that the whole life cycle of the Monarch butterfly can be divided into two sets of stages: growing up from egg to caterpillar and turning into a real butterfly. The process requires relatively specialized equipment such as milkweed plant for caterpillars and nectar for butterflies.
Looking more closely at the diagram, we can see that the first step is to lay eggs on the bottom side of the leaves of milkweed plants, which provide shelter and a safe place for laying eggs. After that approximately 4-7 days later eggs turn into real caterpillars, which are hardly noticeable. For two or three weeks, they feed themselves with leaves, which act as their food source.
After gaining energy and becoming bigger (about 2 centimetres), they are ready to become chrysalis. When they have already become chrysalises, they grab onto a branch of a tree. This period continues approximately from 8 to 15 days, then from chrysalises emerge real adult butterflies, whose size is 7 to 10 centimeters horizontally. They live for 2-4 weeks and consume nectar from flowers over this period.