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What is a butterfly called when it is a larva?
A caterpillar.
What looks like a butterfly but is not a butterfly?
The sphinx moth
What is name of insect resembling cross between butterfly and moth?
An insect that looks like a butterfly, a dragonfly, and a bee is likely what is called an American lady butterfly. They are usually found in the North American Midwest such as Kansas and Oklahoma.
What is the longest living butterfly?
The Atlas moth has the shortest life span. They spend about a month in their cocoons. After coming out of the cocoon, they live about one to two weeks as an adult then usually die.
What is the stages of life cycle of a butterfly?
There are four stages in a butterfly or moth's life cycle. These stages include egg, larva, pupa, as well as adult.
Is the pupa of a butterfly or moth called a cocoon?
Yes, that is correct.
What does an Caterpillar wrap itself into while transforming?
Insects use a pupa when they change from one form to another. The pupa is called a cocoon if it is a moth. It is called a chrysalis if it is a butterfly.
What is a young caterpillar called?
The baby is called a caterpillar or larvae in the beginning states. When the caterpillar grows up, it is then called a butterfly
What will happen to the caterpillar after moulting a few times?
It becomes a pupa (caccoon), then a butterfly or moth.
What do zodiac moths eat?
The zodiac moth is an attractive moth that resembles a butterfly. They feed mainly on Omphalea Queenslandiae and dead pupa.
What are the stages of a life cycle of a moth?
Well, first a female butterfly lays her fertilized eggs. Then, when they hatch, they are caterpillars. Then the butterfly stage comes along, where the caterpillar wraps itself in a cocoon of string that it produces.
What is butterfly pupa called?
A chrysalis
What is the difference between a tadpole and a caterpillar?
Actually, I don't really know...
How do you know if the cocoon is a moth or a butterfly?
In general, only moth caterpillars form cocoons. A cocoon is a silk wrapping spun by the larval moth to protect itself when in its pupal (transforming) stage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupa#Cocoon Butterfly caterpillars form extra tough chitinous exoskeletons when in their pupal form. This is called a Chrysalis. They will use silk only to anchor themselves to branches or leaves. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupa#Chrysalis Every species has it's own unique looking pupa, but in general, if it's wrapped in silk, it's a Moth's Cocoon; if it's a hard, smooth shell, it's a Butterfly's Chrystalis
Insects starting with p?
Praying Mantis, Peacock Butterfly, Pupa moth, Painted Lady Butterfly and Pasture wireworm are insects. They begin with the letter p.
What is an insect that starts with p?
Praying Mantis, Peacock Butterfly, Pupa moth, Painted Lady Butterfly and Pasture wireworm are insects. They begin with the letter p.
What is a butterfly pupa called?
Danger, Says: "Larve"
