Pupa

Illustration of a pupa attached to a leaf. A pupa (Latin pupa for doll, pl: pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects, those that undergo a complete metamorphosis, going through four life stages; embryo, larva, pupa and imago.

Keywords

Insect, metamorphosis, pupa, Chrysalid, tranform, holometabolous

Galleries

Insects Miscellaneous

Source

Edward Howe Forbush Useful Birds and Their Protection (Boston, MA: Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1907)

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