Knowra Pupa Pupa A pupa is the life stage between larva and adult in insects with complete metamorphosis. During this stage, the body is reorganized into its adult form.
Holometabolism : An insect life cycle with distinct egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages. Pupation is the defining transition in this form of complete metamorphosis.
Insect : An arthropod whose adults have six legs, a three-part body, and usually one or two pairs of wings. A pupa is one stage in the life cycle of many insects.
Chrysalis : The pupa of a butterfly, typically enclosed in a hardened outer covering. Butterflies form this distinctive kind of pupa.
Mosquito control : Methods for reducing mosquito populations and limiting their impacts on people and ecosystems. Targeting aquatic mosquito pupae can interrupt development before adults emerge.
Imaginal disc : A cluster of larval cells that develops into an adult insect structure during metamorphosis. In many insects, imaginal discs build adult organs while the larval body is reorganized.
Larva : An immature insect form that differs markedly from the adult in appearance and often in diet. The larva is the stage that molts into a pupa.
Cocoon : A protective silk covering spun by some insect larvae around themselves before pupation. A cocoon is an outer shelter, not the pupa itself.
Biological control : The use of living organisms to suppress pests, weeds, or other unwanted populations. Predators and parasitoids can attack insect pupae as part of pest suppression.
Ecdysis : The shedding of an insect's old cuticle as it grows or changes developmental stage. Pupation begins with a molt that sheds the larval cuticle.
Adult insect : The sexually mature life stage of an insect, often bearing wings and reproductive structures. The pupa develops into this final life stage.
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