Ephydra hians
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Ephydra hians, commonly known as the alkali fly, is a species of fly in the family Ephydridae, the brine flies.
Vast numbers of Ephydra hians at Mono Lake
Pupa
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A pupa is the life stage of insects from the Holometabola clade undergoing metamorphosis between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal stage are holometabolous: they go through f
Pupa of the rose chafer beetle, Cetonia aurata
Tumbler (pupa) of a mosquito. Unlike most pupae, tumblers can swim around actively.
Adult Hercus fontinalis, a species of parasitoid wasp, emerging from cocoon
Male mottled emigrant butterfly (Catopsilia pyranthe) mating with newly emerged female