Preferred Label : pupal stage;
Uberon definition : A life cycle stage of holometabolous insects in which the organism is a pupa and starts
with the larval-pupal apolysis and ends with pupal-adult apolysis.;
Uberon synonym : pupa stage;
Uberon narrow term : chrysalis stage; chrysalides stage; aurelia stage;
Uberon Taxon note : The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects, those that undergo a complete
metamorphosis, going through four life stages; embryo, larva, pupa and imago;
Origin ID : 0000070;
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A life cycle stage of holometabolous insects in which the organism is a pupa and starts
with the larval-pupal apolysis and ends with pupal-adult apolysis.
