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PREPUPE [2 records]

Record 1 2010-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

An insect in the nonfeeding, inactive stage between the larval period and the pupal period.

OBS

This term also refers to the developmental stage of the insect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Insecte au stade de développement larvaire qui précède la pupaison et pendant lequel il cesse de s'alimenter et se prépare au stade pupal.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

The larval stage before pupation during which the insect stops eating and prepares for the pupal stage by making a cocoon, a shelter or attaching itself to an object with silk threads.

OBS

This term also refers to the insect at this developmental stage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Stade larvaire qui précède la pupaison pendant lequel l'insecte cesse de s'alimenter et se prépare au stade pupal, en tissant un cocon, un abri ou en s'accrochant par des fils de soie.

OBS

Le terme désigne aussi l'insecte qui est à ce stade de développement.

Spanish

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