Fact： Common myth dispelled......

Do you know that the butterfly doesn't spin a cocoon?

Only moths, their close relatives, spin cocoons, composing silken threads, often using leaves to help surround themselves.

Caterpillars shed their final skin to reveal a pupa. The outer skin of this pupa hardens to form a chrysalis which protects and hides the amazing transformation that is occurring inside.

However the end result is the same for both moths and butterflies - the beginning of a new phase of life!