Prepupa
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The prepupa is a stage in the life cycle of certain insects, following the larva or nymph and preceding the pupa. It occurs in both holometabolous and hemimetabolous insects.
Prepupa of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera)
Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera) prepupa infested with Varroa mites
Prepupa of Papilio xuthus (Lepidoptera)
Prepupa (left) and pupa (middle & right) of Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera)
Holometabolism
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Holometabolism, also called complete metamorphosis, is a form of insect development which includes four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and imago. Holometabolism is a synapomorphic trait of all insects
Prepupa
…The prepupa is a stage in the life cycle of certain insects, following the larva or nymph and preceding the pupa. It occurs in both holometabolous and hemimetabolous insects. Lady beetles have a prepupa stage. In Coleomegilla maculata, this lasts up to 24 hours. A larva enters the stage by attaching…
Lifestages of a holometabolous insect (wasp). Egg is not shown. Third, fourth, and fifth images depict different ages of pupae.
Various insect eggs.
Scarabaeiform larva and exarate pupae of a rhinoceros beetle.
Rhopalomyia solidaginis, pupa and emerging adult.