adult stage
Fully developed phase
The adult stage is the final phase of an organism's development, when it reaches sexual maturity and full physical form.
In insects with complete metamorphosis, the adult stage follows the pupal stage: The butterfly emerges in its adult stage after weeks as a caterpillar and chrysalis.
The term appears in biology, entomology, and developmental psychology.
- maturityFull growth achieved
- grown upReached full adulthood
- coming of ageReaching adult status
- imagoInsect's final form
- developedGrew or advanced
metamorphosis · emergence · reproductive · breeding · spawning · chrysalis · lifespan · molt · wings · butterfly · cicada · mayfly · prime · peak · sexual maturity · final form · transformation · hatching
adult stagelarval stage
Early developmental form
pupal stage · immature stage · larva · juvenile · infant stage
adult, adults, adulthood, adulting, stage, stages, staged, staging, stager