Pupa

A Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) larva (caterpillar) becoming a pupa. Time: Nine minutes

An adult Peacock Butterfly

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.

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

• Eclosion of Papilio dardanus

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  Common crow butterfly (Euploea core) chrysalis illustrating the Ancient Greek origin of the term: χρυσόςcode: grc is deprecated (chrysós) for gold

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  Dwarf birch spinner moth (Eriogaster arbusculae) cocoon

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  The tough brown cocoon of an emperor gum moth

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  Puparium of Eupeodes americanus

• Parasitoid wasp Xenomorphia resurrecta inside a fossilized fly puparium, as revealed by X-ray microtomography