Butterflies of NC

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Across
  1. 2. First stage of a butterfly’s life cycle
  2. 4. Regal orange, black, and white butterfly
  3. 8. Second stage of a butterfly’s life cycle
  4. 9. Black butterfly with orange-red bands on the wings
  5. 10. Dark butterfly with iridescent blue hindwings and orange spots
  6. 13. Orange-and-black butterfly with two large underside eyespots
  7. 14. Animals (including insects) that help plants make fruit and seeds
  8. 15. Monarch look-alike with a black line across its hindwings
Down
  1. 1. Brown, moth-like skipper with a silvery-white hindwing patch
  2. 3. Adult and final stage of the life cycle
  3. 5. Third stage, where the transformation happens
  4. 6. North Carolina’s state butterfly (yellow and black males)
  5. 7. Small orange-and-black butterfly with a light crescent mark
  6. 8. Yellow (sometimes pale) butterfly often seen in open fields
  7. 11. Sweet liquid adult butterflies drink
  8. 12. Brown butterfly with large “eye” spots on its wings