pupal

A succeeding stage of this mite, which may be called the pupal, is considerably smaller than the larva and looks somewhat like the adult, the body having become shorter and broader.

Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872

Cirripedes passing through what I have called a pupal state (244/5.

More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Charles Darwin 1845

Then, as though slowly becoming aware of his presence, the figure moved, like an insect in its pupal shell, the arms lowering, the head beginning to turn.

The Whisperers John Connolly 2010

Then, as though slowly becoming aware of his presence, the figure moved, like an insect in its pupal shell, the arms lowering, the head beginning to turn.

The Whisperers John Connolly 2010

The length of time and the depth of scope of the pupal stage can vary immensely, making it impossible to say with certainty for how long and how deeply embedded the blood-gorging invaders have been in their meticulous planning.

Night of the Living Dead Fleas. | miscellani.org 2009

The invertebrate fossils include insect larvae, dung beetle broodballs, gastropods, millipedes, pupal cases, and solitary bee brood cells.

Ardipithecus ramidus: The Geological, Environmental, and Taphonomic Background - The Panda's Thumb 2009

It had been taken from me in the sound of a gunshot, forcing me to shed it like a reptile skin, or the pupal shell of an insect.

The Lovers John Connolly 2009

We get a good look at the ‘thing’ in both pupal and larval states, for want of better descriptions, and in both practical and CG renderings.

Horror Clip Round-Up: Douche Brothers, Eli Roth, Survival of the Dead and Splice | /Film 2009

The components of the system were implanted in the beetles when they were at the pupal stage.

Cyborg beetles Edstock 2009

The fledgling parasites enter pupal stage, spinning a cocoon that will protect them until a new warm host can be found.

Night of the Living Dead Fleas. | miscellani.org 2009