This project studies the metamorphosis of the Painted Lady Butterfly or Vanessa Cardui butterfly. Metamorphosis is an awesome biological phenomena to study, because of the dramatic change in the insect’s form during its lifetime. The surprising beauty of the butterfly rewards the student with a spectacular product. This butterfly has the advantage of changing from egg to butterfly in about 6 weeks, and that fits nicely into a 6 week course. Besides the butterfly is native to North America and can be released. The releasing of the butterflies is a wonderful grand finale to the project.