What is the life cycle of a Butterfly?

The first stage of the cycle is an egg then the egg hatches and it becomes and caterpillar which technical Word is larva then it turns into a chrysalis or a pupa and then turns into a butterfly. The eggs are laid on the underside of milkweed leaves. The butterfly and the larva is found in open meadows, gardens and much, much more.
There are four stages in the life cycle of a butterfly. The first stage is the egg. From the egg comes a caterpillar. Then the chrysalis develops. The last stage is the butterfly. Typically a butterfly lives for about two weeks.