pupate

• Verb, das den Vorgang beschreibt, bei dem sich eine Insektenlarve in eine Puppe verwandelt, meist im Kokon oder in der Chrysalis.

A verb used to describe the process by which an insect larva transforms into a pupa, typically within a cocoon or chrysalis.

1. Develop into a pupaC1formalscientific

   To undergo metamorphosis and become a pupa, the stage between larva and adult in insects.

   sich verpuppen

   • The caterpillar will pupate inside its cocoon.
   • Many butterfly species pupate on the underside of leaves.
   • The larvae pupate after several weeks of feeding.