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Common crow pupa
A common crow pupa.

A chrysalis is the pupa of a butterfly. The word chrysalis comes from the Greek language word for gold because butterflies often have a brighter pupa than other insects.


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  • Hercus fontinalis eclosion

    Adult Hercus fontinalis emerging from cocoon

  • Eupeodes americanus

    Puparium of Eupeodes americanus

  • Cetoine global

    Pupa of the rose chafer beetle, Cetonia aurata

  • Caterpillars cocoon

    The tough brown cocoon of an emperor gum moth

  • Fruit Fly Pupa

    Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) pupa

  • Caterpillar making cocoon2

    An emperor gum moth caterpillar spinning its cocoon

  • Actias luna pupa 2 sjh

    Luna moth cocoon and pupa

  • Actias luna cocoons sjh

    Assortment of Luna moth cocoons

  • Actias luna emergence sjh

    Luna moth emerging from pupa within silk cocoon

  • Actias luna pupa sjh enhanced

    Luna moth pupa removed from cocoon

  • Chrysalis5504

    Chrysalis of Gulf fritillary

  • Pupation - Inachis io

    Pupation of Aglais io

  • Pupae of Japanagromyza inferna Spencer in gall of Centrosema virginianum L. - ZooKeys-374-045-g005

    Pupae of Japanagromyza inferna, a gall fly, in gall of Centrosema virginianum

  • Cabbage looper in cocoon

    Pupa of cabbage looper

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