Explore 27 worksheets related to Insect Life Cycle Worksheets currently available in our library. Insect life cycle worksheets help young learners explore how insects begin life, grow, change, and become adults. This printable collection includes life cycle activities for butterflies, moths, bees, ladybugs, ants, dragonflies, grasshoppers, crickets, mosquitoes, praying mantises, mealworms, silkworms, beetles, fireflies, flies, cicadas, cockroaches, wasps, termites, stick insects, and other familiar insects. Students can sequence stages, match pictures and vocabulary, label insect life cycles, cut and paste stages, identify larva, nymph, pupa, and adult forms, and compare complete and incomplete metamorphosis.
Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten butterfly life-cycle sequencing worksheet showing exactly four scientifically appropriate stages: EGG ON A LEAF, CATERPILLAR/LARVA, CHRYSALIS/PUPA, and ADULT BUTTERFLY. Include one large circular life-cycle diagram plus four shuffled picture cards for students to cut and paste in order.
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade monarch butterfly life-cycle worksheet showing EGG ON MILKWEED, MONARCH CATERPILLAR, CHRYSALIS, and ADULT MONARCH. Include four stage pictures, four labels to match, and a small sequencing strip numbered 1–4.
Caterpillar Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten worksheet titled “From Caterpillar to Butterfly.” Show four stages beginning with EGG, then CATERPILLAR, CHRYSALIS, and BUTTERFLY. Students trace the word CATERPILLAR, circle the caterpillar stage, and place four pictures in order.
Moth Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten moth life-cycle sequencing worksheet showing EGG, CATERPILLAR/LARVA, PUPA/COCOON, and ADULT MOTH. Include a four-part cycle diagram and cut-and-paste stage cards.
Bee Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten bee life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT BEE. Use a simple honeycomb-cell context but keep the title general “Bee Life Cycle.” Students number the four stages and match pictures to words.
Honey Bee Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade honey bee life-cycle worksheet showing EGG IN CELL, LARVA, PUPA IN CAPPED CELL, and ADULT HONEY BEE. Include four illustrated stage boxes and one simple “What comes next?” question for each transition.
Bumblebee Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade bumblebee life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT BUMBLEBEE. Provide a simple nest-context illustration, four stage labels, and a cut-and-paste sequencing strip.
Ladybug Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten ladybug life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT LADYBUG. Include four large picture cards for sequencing and one completed circular cycle at the top as visual support.
Ant Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten ant life-cycle worksheet with four stages: EGG, LARVA, PUPA, ADULT ANT. Students match each word to a picture and number the stages 1–4.
Dragonfly Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade dragonfly life-cycle worksheet emphasizing incomplete metamorphosis. Show EGG IN/NEAR WATER, AQUATIC NYMPH/NAIAD, EMERGING DRAGONFLY, and ADULT DRAGONFLY.
Grasshopper Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten grasshopper life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, NYMPH, GROWING NYMPH, and ADULT GRASSHOPPER. Include a simple comparison showing that the nymph resembles a smaller wingless or less-developed adult.
Cricket Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten cricket life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, YOUNG NYMPH, OLDER NYMPH, and ADULT CRICKET. Students cut and paste the stages in order and circle the adult.
Mosquito Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade mosquito life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, AQUATIC LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT MOSQUITO. Clearly show that larva and pupa stages are in water.
Praying Mantis Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade praying mantis life-cycle worksheet showing EGG CASE/OOTHECA, NYMPH, GROWING NYMPH, and ADULT MANTIS. Explicitly avoid a pupal stage.
Mealworm Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade mealworm life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, MEALWORM/LARVA, PUPA, and DARKLING BEETLE/ADULT. Emphasize visually that the mealworm is the larval stage of a beetle.
Silkworm Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade silkworm life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, SILKWORM/LARVA, COCOON WITH PUPA, and ADULT SILK MOTH. Include four sequence cards and one vocabulary match.
Beetle Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten beetle life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA/GRUB, PUPA, and ADULT BEETLE. Include four large stage illustrations and a number-the-order activity.
Firefly Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade firefly life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT FIREFLY. Provide four stage cards and a simple sequence diagram.
Fly Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten fly life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, MAGGOT/LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT FLY. Use neutral, clean classroom imagery and avoid disgusting or unsafe scenes.
Housefly Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade housefly life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA/MAGGOT, PUPA, and ADULT HOUSEFLY. Include a clear four-stage cycle and exactly four missing labels.
Fruit Fly Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade fruit-fly life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT FRUIT FLY. Include a simple four-stage visual sequence and matching labels.
Cicada Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade cicada life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, UNDERGROUND NYMPH, EMERGING NYMPH, and ADULT CICADA. Students sequence the stages and match two habitat clues: underground and above ground.
Cockroach Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade cockroach life-cycle worksheet showing EGG CASE, NYMPH, GROWING NYMPH, and ADULT. Explain through pictures that cockroaches undergo incomplete metamorphosis and have no pupal stage.
Wasp Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade wasp life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT WASP. Use a generic social-wasp nest illustration only as context and avoid sting or danger-focused content.
Termite Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade termite life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, NYMPH, DEVELOPING TERMITE, and ADULT. Keep it simplified and explain visually that young termites gradually develop rather than passing through a pupa.
Stick Insect Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade stick-insect life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, SMALL NYMPH, GROWING NYMPH, and ADULT STICK INSECT. Students order the four pictures and identify which stages resemble the adult.
Butterfly Metamorphosis Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade worksheet specifically targeting butterfly metamorphosis rather than a generic life-cycle sequence. Show EGG, LARVA/CATERPILLAR, PUPA/CHRYSALIS, and ADULT BUTTERFLY.
FAQs About Insect Life Cycle Worksheets
An insect life cycle describes the stages an insect goes through as it develops from the beginning of life into an adult. Different insects can have different developmental stages.
Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis have four major stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
No. Some insects develop through egg, nymph, and adult stages without a pupal stage.
Complete metamorphosis is a type of insect development with four major stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Butterflies, beetles, bees, ladybugs, and flies are familiar examples.
In incomplete metamorphosis, an insect develops from an egg into a nymph and then into an adult without a pupal stage. Grasshoppers, crickets, and praying mantises are familiar examples.
A larva is a young developmental stage that can look very different from the adult. Caterpillars and beetle grubs are examples of insect larvae.