pupa
Dormant insect stage
A pupa is the life stage of an insect between larva and adult, when it undergoes metamorphosis inside a protective casing.
Butterflies form pupae called chrysalises; moths spin cocoons around theirs.
The plural is pupae or pupas.
The caterpillar entered the pupal stage and emerged two weeks later as a moth.
Moth larva yielding fiber
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- spinneretSilk-producing appendage
- spinningRevolving around an axis
encasement · protective · wrapping · mulberry · luna moth · shelter · overwinter · silkmoth
Immature feeding stage
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- grubFood or larva
- maggotImmature fly stage
- instarArthropod developmental stage
imago · adult · egg · life cycle · juvenile · immature · quiescent · dormant
Six-legged invertebrate
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
- coleopteraOrder containing beetles
- hymenopteraStinging insect order
- beetleHard-winged insect
diptera · fly · wasp · bee · ant · entomologist · specimen · classification
Thorough change in form
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- emergenceComing into existence
- reorganizationChanging how something's arranged
- developmentProgress toward maturity
silkworm
Moth larva yielding fiber
spinning · encasement · protective · wrapping · mulberry · luna moth · shelter · overwinter · silkmoth · casing
larva
Immature feeding stage
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- grubFood or larva
- maggotImmature fly stage
instar · imago · adult · egg · life cycle · juvenile · immature · quiescent · dormant · resting
insect
Six-legged invertebrate
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
- coleopteraOrder containing beetles
- hymenopteraStinging insect order
diptera · beetle · fly · wasp · bee · ant · entomologist · specimen · classification · order
transformation
Thorough change in form
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- emergenceComing into existence
- reorganizationChanging how something's arranged
butterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- swallowtailButterfly with forked hindwings
- hangingExecution by noose
chrysalid · golden · jade · transparent · hardened · suspended · attached · jeweled · ornate
- puppet showPerformance using manipulated figures
- puppet theatrePerformance with hand-controlled figures
- hand puppetWorn figure you animate
- sock puppetHosiery made theatrical
- finger puppetSmall toy worn on digit
- puppet masterOne controlling figures backstage
puppet, pupil, pupal, pupae, pupate, pupation, pupating, pupated