The life cycle/ metamorphosis of butterflies differ from that of mosquitos wherein there are stages in the metamorphosis of butterflies not present in mosquitos.
Butterflies lays eggs which then hatch to become larvaes (the catterpillar) in the larva stage. after some time, the larvae wraps itself in a silk cocoon. this is then the pupae stage. after a few weeks, the pupa comes out of the cocoon as a butterfly.
For mosquitos, first they lay eggs. Then after some time the eggs hatch to become larvaes. The larvaes become baby mosquitos called wrigglers. The wrigglers then grow to become mosquitos.
2006-07-21 20:49:43
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answered by CRuX Draconis 1
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The life stages are the same for both butterfly and
mosquito -egg, larva (plural larvae), pupa (plural
pupae), and adult. The differences between the
two would be only in how many larval stages there
are. In most Diptera (which is what mosquitoes are) there are only three larval stages. However
in the more primitive ones, which includes the
mosquitoes, there may be more. In butterflies
there are normally more than three larval stages,
the caterpillar molts several times after hatching
before pupating. The number of larval stages
varies with the kind of insect.
2006-07-24 11:36:02
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answered by Anonymous
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Try Google.
2006-07-22 03:46:24
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answered by ag_iitkgp 7
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This explains metamorphosis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphosis_%28biology%29
2006-07-22 03:49:44
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answered by Neil 2
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