Chrysalis facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Common crow pupa

A common crow pupa.

A chrysalis is the pupa of a butterfly. The word chrysalis comes from the Greek language word for gold because butterflies often have a brighter pupa than other insects.

kids search engine

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:

Chrysalis Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.