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Recent Examples of pupa
The same insect can munch leaves in summer as a caterpillar, sleep through winter as a pupa, and sip flower nectar in spring as a butterfly.
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Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
By that time the larvae are long gone, Musah says, and the only remaining insect evidence is the hard shell-like exteriors of the pupae, tools of metamorphosis discarded after the larvae become adult flies.
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Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
These spring adults arise from pupae that overwintered in plant debris or in soil.
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Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
The scientists found that even though the young ant was perfectly healthy, the worker ant started unpacking the pupa's cocoon, proving the smell was the active call to action.
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Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
By that time the larvae are long gone, Musah says, and the only remaining insect evidence is the hard shell-like exteriors of the pupae, tools of metamorphosis discarded after the larvae become adult flies.
—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
These spring adults arise from pupae that overwintered in plant debris or in soil.
—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
The scientists found that even though the young ant was perfectly healthy, the worker ant started unpacking the pupa's cocoon, proving the smell was the active call to action.
—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupa
larva
Noun
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There are no insecticides that will control the larva of this inconspicuous grayish-brown moth.
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Screwworms are actually a type of maggot, or larva.
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“Pupa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupa. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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