pupae
Insects mid-transformation
Pupae is the plural of pupa, the life stage between larva and adult in insects that undergo complete metamorphosis.
During this stage, a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly or a grub becomes a beetle, enclosed in a cocoon or chrysalis.
The pupae remained dormant through winter.
Pupal casing for metamorphosis
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- grubFood or larva
- maggotImmature fly stage
nymph · imago · instar · egg · adult · hatchling · juvenile · immature
Silk wrapping for transformation
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- caseContainer or instance
- encasementProtective outer shell
shell · chamber · protection · camouflage · spinneret · cuticle · integument · cell
Profound biological restructuring
- changeTo make different
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- transitionChange from one state
- emergenceComing into existence
differentiation · reshaping · renewal · reconfiguration · dormancy · quiescence · remodeling · reorganization
Study of insects
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
invertebrate · thorax · abdomen · antennae · exoskeleton · anatomy · physiology · taxonomy
chrysalis
Pupal casing for metamorphosis
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- grubFood or larva
maggot · nymph · imago · instar · egg · adult · hatchling · juvenile · immature · molting
cocoon
Silk wrapping for transformation
encasement · shell · chamber · protection · camouflage · spinneret · cuticle · integument · cell · casing
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- changeTo make different
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- transitionChange from one state
emergence · differentiation · reshaping · renewal · reconfiguration · dormancy · quiescence · remodeling · reorganization · breakdown
entomology
Study of insects
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence
arthropod · invertebrate · thorax · abdomen · antennae · exoskeleton · anatomy · physiology · taxonomy · phylogeny
- Lepidopterabutterflies, moths, monarch, cocoons, chrysalis
- entomologyentomology, butterfly net, insect net, insect behavior, insect identification
- sericulturesilkworms, silkworm, cocoons, cocoon, mulberry
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- Insect Traitssix-legged, winged, antennae, exoskeleton, segmented
- ant coloniesqueen ant, worker ant, soldier ant, colony, nest