Pupa
A pupa (plural: pupae or pupas) is part of becoming an adult for some insects, like some butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, and bees. The pupal stage comes after being a larva; the next stage is adulthood.
The pupa stage of a butterfly, called a chrysalis (plural "chrysalids"), is a well-known example of a pupa because they are often found in the open.
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Pupa Media
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Pupa of the rose chafer beetle, Cetonia aurata
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Tumbler (pupa) of a mosquito. Unlike most pupae, tumblers can swim around actively.
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Adult Hercus fontinalis emerging from cocoon
- Papilio dardanus emerging.ogv
Eclosion of Papilio dardanus
Common crow butterfly (Euploea core) chrysalis illustrating the Ancient Greek origin of the term: χρυσός (chrysós) for gold
Dwarf birch spinner moth (Eriogaster arbusculae) cocoon
The tough brown cocoon of an emperor gum moth
Puparium of Eupeodes americanus
Parasitoid wasp Xenomorphia resurrecta inside a fossilized fly puparium, as revealed by X-ray microtomography
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