Food
Herbivore
Butterflies eat flower nectar.
Plant eater
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Butterfly Facts for Kids: B Is for Butterfly
Butterflies taste with their feet. Each one starts life as a caterpillar and changes inside a chrysalis. Here are easy butterfly facts for kids: what butterflies eat, how big they grow, what a baby butterfly is called and where butterflies live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter B.
Insecttype
Herbivorediet
Caterpillarbaby name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Butterflies
Two more true facts about the butterfly that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
Bb
Say “Butterfly”
Butterfly starts with the letter B. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
Butterflies taste with their feet.
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One more fact
A butterfly starts life as an egg, then a caterpillar, then a chrysalis.
Act it outMove like a butterfly for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter B in “Butterfly”.
Ask a questionWhat would a butterfly eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Butterfly Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the butterfly, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
A butterfly is wingspan from 1 to 28 cm.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Butterflies live for about 2 to 4 weeks for most adults.
LifespanBaby
Caterpillar
A baby butterfly is called a caterpillar.
Baby nameGroup
Kaleidoscope
A group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope.
Group nameHabitat
Gardens
Butterflies are found in gardens and meadows worldwide.
Where they liveAnimal type
Insect
Butterflies taste with their feet. Each one starts life as a caterpillar and changes inside a chrysalis.
Butterfly is an insectLetter
B is for butterfly
Butterfly has 9 letters and starts with B.
Say: Butterfly
Quick quiz
Butterfly Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
Score: 0
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Free printable
Butterfly Coloring Page: Letter B Worksheet
Done reading about the butterfly? Print the free letter B sheet, say “B is for butterfly” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Print at home or schoolFits US Letter and A4 paper
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
Uppercase BLowercase bTracing practiceFind the B animals
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3 pages, black & white
Questions
All FAQs
Butterfly Questions Kids Ask
Butterflies eat flower nectar. That makes the butterfly a herbivore, which means it is a plant eater.
A butterfly is wingspan from 1 to 28 cm.
Butterflies live for about 2 to 4 weeks for most adults.
A baby butterfly is called a caterpillar.
A group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope.
Butterflies live in gardens and meadows worldwide. Their favorite habitat is: gardens.
Yes. The butterfly is an insect. Butterflies taste with their feet. Each one starts life as a caterpillar and changes inside a chrysalis.
Butterfly starts with the letter B. Say it slowly and listen for the B sound at the start.
Keep exploring
All B animals
More Animals Like the Butterfly
Other B animals and more insects to read about next.
Mammal
Many bears sleep through most of the winter in a cozy den. Mother bears often have their tiny cubs while they are still in the den.
Lives in: Forests Read bear factsInsect
Honeybees make honey from the nectar they collect from flowers. They do a little wiggle dance to tell other bees where to find food.
Lives in: Gardens Read bee factsInsect
Viceroy butterflies are orange and black and look a lot like monarchs. Birds often leave them alone because they taste bad.
Lives in: Wetlands Read viceroy butterfly factsInsect
Zebra swallowtails are butterflies with black and white stripes and long tails on their back wings. Their caterpillars eat the leaves of pawpaw trees.
Lives in: Forests Read zebra swallowtail facts