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PUPATE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-11-15

English

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

Finally, the caterpillar burrows into the stalk of the wild parsnip to pupate, and after ten to fourteen days, a grayish brown ... moth emerges.

French

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

Chez les larves d'insecte, action de se transformer en pupe.

Key term(s)
  • pupifier
  • nymphoser
  • chrysalider
  • transformer en nymphe

Spanish

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