Cabbage Butterfly

My Home: I am found in fields, gardens of North America,
Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe.

What I eat: As a caterpillar, I will feed on cabbage, broccoli
and other related crops, but if those are not available
I will feed on native plants.

What I look like: I am approximately two inches
long and 1 ½ inches wide. I have a black body,
white wings with black tips and black spots on my
wings.

How I am born: I will go through four stages of
development: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis (cocoon), and
adult (butterfly). My egg is laid on leaves or stems of plants.
Once I hatch from the egg, I become a caterpillar. I will remain a caterpillar for a few weeks, eating most of the time to grow bigger and stronger. When it is time, I make myself a chrysalis (cocoon).
I will emerge from that in a few weeks as a butterfly!