pupa
noun
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
pupal
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a word derived from
pupa.
Example Sentences
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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 team now wants to study effects that pupal secretions might have on the adults and larvae in terms of behaviour and physiology.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 2, 2022
For some, it was the pupal stage before they became punks.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2019
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
