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pupa (pyo̵̅o̅)

noun pl. -·pae-pē or -·pas

an insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the last larval and adult forms, characterized by many anatomical changes and, often, by enclosure in a cell or cocoon

Etymology: ModL: so named by Carolus Linnaeus < L, girl, doll, prob. < IE *pup- < base *pu-, to swell up, inflate

pupa Related Forms

pu·pal adjective

pupa Synonyms

pupa

n.

pupa Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: These eggs hatch into larvae which then become pupae.
  • form: The lower image shows a recently formed pupa found attached to a leaf.
  • collect: Nor did they collect the pupae and they respected certain times for burning the savannah to minimize destruction of the pupae.
  • parasitise: Tiny parasitic wasps hatch from these cards and fly off to parasitise whitefly pupae.
  • reveal: After about two days it makes the final molt to reveal the pretty pupa.
  • kill: Also, the pesticide will not kill the pupa until they emerge as wasps.

Adjective modifier

  • white: They complete their growth within the grain, transform to white pupae, and the adults cut their way out.
  • brown: The caterpillar will turn into a small brown pupa hidden in the leaf which will then emerge as a small brown moth.

Preposition: on

card: Two delivery choices are available: Single pack delivery - one delivery of 600 pupae on cards.

Modifies a noun

  • stage: The adult, larval and pupa stages are under the ground and out of view.
  • cannot: The very distinctive pupa cannot be mistaken for any other species.

Preposition: in

soil: They overwinter as larvae in roots or as pupae in the soil, tho a few adults may survive the winter.

Preposition: of

  • moth: The invertebrate in the is picture on the right is likely to be a pupa of a moth?
  • butterfly: Palermo 27 What name is given to the pupa of a butterfly?
  • fly: The young are fed on invertebrates, particularly caterpillars, larvae and pupae of flies and beetles.

Noun used with modifier

  • sedge: Fishing slightly up and across with a cdc sedge pupa I managed to hook the first two grayling and suddenly everything was alright.
  • whitefly: A small hole maybe found after the adult wasp has emerged from the whitefly pupa.
  • moth: Moths found in Quaker Oats packs Boxes of Quaker Oats are pulled from the shelves because of the presence of moth pupae and larvae.
  • butterfly: Each individual butterfly pupa that they can ship to one of these customers can be worth between 2 and 5 UK pounds.

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