chrysalides
Butterfly cases, plural
Chrysalides is the classical plural of chrysalis, the protective casing a caterpillar forms around itself during metamorphosis into a butterfly or moth.
The more common plural is chrysalises.
The chrysalides hung motionless from the branches, awaiting transformation.
Insect's resting stage
- pupationMetamorphic encasement phase
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
lepidoptera · imago · instar · molting · cocoon · emergence · caterpillar · silk
Silk wrapping for transformation
- encasementProtective outer shell
- shelterProtected place or structure
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- shellHard outer covering
husk · covering · camouflage · suspension · hibernation · overwinter · diapause · quiescence
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- renewalMaking current again
- changeTo make different
- transitionChange from one state
- becomingAttractive or appropriate
emergence · evolution · transmutation · transfiguration · reinvention · conversion · awakening · unfolding
pupa
Insect's resting stage
- pupationMetamorphic encasement phase
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
moth · lepidoptera · imago · instar · molting · cocoon · emergence · caterpillar · silk · encasement
cocoon
Silk wrapping for transformation
- encasementProtective outer shell
- shelterProtected place or structure
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
shell · husk · covering · camouflage · suspension · hibernation · overwinter · diapause · quiescence · sanctuary
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- renewalMaking current again
- changeTo make different
- transitionChange from one state
becoming · emergence · evolution · transmutation · transfiguration · reinvention · conversion · awakening · unfolding · shift
dormant
Inactive but capable
embryonic · unrealized · emerging · promise · inchoate · budding · gestating · waiting · hidden · undeveloped
- Lepidopterabutterflies, moths, monarch, cocoons, swallowtail
- insectariumants, bees, beetles, butterflies, moths
chrysalidesimagoes
Final insect forms
adults · butterflies · moths · larvae · caterpillars