Butterfly
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This film documents the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle: egg, larva, pupa and adult butterfly.
Credits
John Nash Ott Jr. (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1944
Cfa collection: John Nash Ott Collection
Notes: The film begins with shots of a larva emerging from its egg, and then transitions to footage of a caterpillar climbing a flower stem and then forming its chrysalis. The film concludes as an adult butterfly breaks free from its cocoon.
Subjects: Insects; Life Cycles; Biology
Cfa elements: 150 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/36320
Cfa collection: John Nash Ott Collection
Notes: The film begins with shots of a larva emerging from its egg, and then transitions to footage of a caterpillar climbing a flower stem and then forming its chrysalis. The film concludes as an adult butterfly breaks free from its cocoon.
Subjects: Insects; Life Cycles; Biology
Cfa elements: 150 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/36320
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:24:51