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Some may overwinter as adults, others in their immature stage as grubs, caterpillars or nymphs, while others will be in the pupal stage like a chrysalis or cocoon.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Meadow Browns spend about 28 days in the pupal stage, usually emerging in late spring in the UK.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

The researchers also detected pupal ‘milk’ in species from each of the five biggest ant subfamilies, suggesting that it could play a part in the evolution of ant social structures.

From Scientific American • Dec. 2, 2022

If adult ants don’t lick off the pupal fluid, the pupae drown or die of fungal infections.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

Each may consume several hundred aphids before the ceaseless turning of the cycle of its life brings the time when it will spin a white silken cocoon in which to pass the pupal stage.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson