What does pupa mean?
: an intermediate usually quiescent stage of a metamorphic insect (such as a bee, moth, or beetle) that occurs between the larva and the imago, is usually enclosed in a cocoon or protective covering, and undergoes internal changes by which larval structures are replaced by those typical of the imago.
How do you pronounce pupa?
How do you pronounce pupa stage?
noun, plural pu·pae [pyoo-pee], pu·pas. an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
Is Pupa the same as cocoon?
Pupa and chrysalis have the same meaning: the transformation stage between the larva and the adult. A cocoon is the silk casing that a moth caterpillar spins around it before it turns into a pupa.