Life stage of some insects undergoing transformation

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Two raspberry plant stems, one with a chrysalis attached. Watercolour.

Common flea (Pulex species): adult, pupa, larva and egg. Engraving by M. Griffiths, ca. 1805.

The pupa of a tsetse fly (Glossina palpalis). Coloured pen and ink drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca. 1919.

A palm weevil: adult, larva and pupa in palm fibres. Etching by W. Kelsall after the Revd. L. Guilding.

A flowering branch of medlar (Mespilus germanica) with butterfly, chrysalis and caterpillar of a Papilio species. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1816.

An insect, possibly a louse, with its circulation system depicted and its pupal stage. Coloured etching.

Common barberry (Berberis vulgaris) with an associated moth, its caterpillar, chrysalis and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A sugar cane boring beetle: adult, pupa and larva in sugar cane. Etching by W. Raddon after the Revd. L. Guilding.

A sugar cane borer moth: adult, pupa, anatomical segments and pupa in sugar cane. Etching by W. Raddon after the Revd. L. Guilding.

A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis): adult, pupa, egg and larva. Coloured etching.

The pupa of a warble fly (Oestrus variolosus). Drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

A hawthorn twig (Crataegus species) with an associated butterfly, its caterpillar, chrysalis and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A winged insect emerging from its pupa. Coloured etching.

Five crane flies (Tipulidae species): adults and larva. Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.

The pupa of a mosquito (Anopheles maculipennis). Photograph of a drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

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Pupa

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Images referencing Pupa

Works from the collections

A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis): adult, pupa, egg and larva. Coloured etching.

A winged insect emerging from its pupa. Coloured etching.

Five crane flies (Tipulidae species): adults and larva. Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.

A palm weevil: adult, larva and pupa in palm fibres. Etching by W. Kelsall after the Revd. L. Guilding.

The pupa of a mosquito (Anopheles maculipennis). Photograph of a drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

Pupa

Images from the collections

Images referencing Pupa

Works from the collections

A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis): adult, pupa, egg and larva. Coloured etching.

A winged insect emerging from its pupa. Coloured etching.

Five crane flies (Tipulidae species): adults and larva. Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.

A palm weevil: adult, larva and pupa in palm fibres. Etching by W. Kelsall after the Revd. L. Guilding.

The pupa of a mosquito (Anopheles maculipennis). Photograph of a drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

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