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Scientists had already figured out that when these pupae are terminally ill, there is a chemical change that produces a particular smell.
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CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
At full size, the caterpillar will form a pupa or chrysalis, the mummy-like stage that will become an adult butterfly.
—Sara Okeefe, Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2025
According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, larvae and pupae can be found in out-of-the-way places like door hinges, backs of door knobs, and corners of wire baskets, underneath shelves, and around the edges of jar lids, cans, and non-food items also stored in your pantry or cupboard.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Adults emerge from the pupae and begin feeding, mating and laying eggs.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
At full size, the caterpillar will form a pupa or chrysalis, the mummy-like stage that will become an adult butterfly.
—Sara Okeefe, Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2025
According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, larvae and pupae can be found in out-of-the-way places like door hinges, backs of door knobs, and corners of wire baskets, underneath shelves, and around the edges of jar lids, cans, and non-food items also stored in your pantry or cupboard.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Adults emerge from the pupae and begin feeding, mating and laying eggs.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupa
larva
Noun
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Live birth, or skipping the egg-laying and larva stage, is extremely rare in amphibians.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
13 Nov. 2025
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The zooids start as a single larva floating in the water among the plankton.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Pupa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupa. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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