There are four stages in the butterfly life cycle. Butterflies and moths develop through metamorphosis and it all begins with an egg which turns into a caterpillar, then pupa, then the adult stage when the pupa has transformed itself fully into a butterfly or moth. Below are some incredible caterpillar transformation into their respective butterflies/moths, this process is nothing short of beautiful.
Brahmin Moth
Phobetron Pithecium
Acharia Stimulea
Isa Textula
Black Swallowtail
Cecropia
Glass Winged Butterfly
Isochaetes Beutenmuelleri
Acraga Coa
Flannel Moth
Hubbard’s Small Silkmoth
Pipevine Swallowtail
Spotted Apatelodes
Spicebush Swallowtail
Io Moth
Polyura Sempronius
Blue Morpho
Attacus Atlas
Cerura Vinula
And this video does an excellent job at capturing this beautiful life cycle.
