*[[Larva]] - a feeding stage. Some insect larvae are very familiar, such as caterpillars and maggots.
*[[Larva]] - a feeding stage. Some insect larvae are very familiar, such as caterpillars and maggots.
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*[[Pupa]] - a dormant stage during which the next form develops inside a protective casing - the butterfly chrysalis being the most familiar example.
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*[[Pupa]] - a [[dormancy|dormant]] stage during which the next form develops inside a protective casing - the butterfly chrysalis being the most familiar example.
*[[Adult]] - the form we recognize as the "insect", with its defining characteristics as listed above.
*[[Adult]] - the form we recognize as the "insect", with its defining characteristics as listed above.