Characteristic cocoon with final instar larva and pupa of the alpine rose leaf-miner moth on Rhododendron ferrugineum in Ardez, Graubünden, Switzerland.

The beetle is among the most diverse insects in the world. There are more than 400,000 known species belonging to the insect ...

It then locks itself into a cocoon called a pupa to develop its exoskeleton - the name for a skeleton which exists outside the body. 6. This is the Hercules beetle in its larval stage, ...

Butterflies (Papilionoidea) come in a remarkable variety of colors and patterns, from the orange-colored majesty of the monarch to the lustrous red and blue patterns of the peacock butterfly, but all ...

Do you know the difference between a chrysalis and a cocoon? The short answer is that a chrysalis is made by a butterfly, a cocoon by a moth. Both contain a pupa, the stage between a caterpillar ...

A butterfly pupa might look like a cocoon, but it’s different. “Many butterflies have what we call a naked pupa or chrysalis,” Felsot said. “The wings, mouthparts and antennae are glued to ...

Upon maturation, the larva forms its pupa (cocoon) and from the pupa emerges the adult moth, only to start the whole cycle over again. Mating and egg laying begins almost immediately after adults ...

The four stages of life are egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa and adult. Although their early stages of development get less attention, the life of the eye-catching butterfly depends on the success ...

A new caterpillar has been discovered with the unique ability to make its cocoon out of flakes of dried resin - a sticky substance exuded from trees that hardens over time.