A butterfly young shed its skin a lot of time. Why does it needs to undergo the process if moulting?

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Blaine

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7 August, 23:10

A butterfly young shed its skin a lot of time. Why does it needs to undergo the process if moulting?

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Krista Fox · Answer 1

A butterfly young shed its skin a lot of time. Why does it needs to undergo the process of molting/moulting?

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Moulting/moliting in arthropods is the shedding of exoskeleton (shell) to let the organism (e. g butterfly) grow. As caterpillars grow (butterfly larva) they shed their exoskeleton. This process is called molting or ecdysis and is triggered by hormones.