How to Use pupa in a Sentence

pupa

noun

• In fact, as soon as one of the ants emerged from its pupa, the other members of the colony ate him.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 18 May 2017
• The authors point out that this weapon might even be the remnants of the liquid that was inside the pupa.
  — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2017
• Larvae hatch from the eggs, eat and grow, then turn into pupae.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
• In early spring, the pupa are moved to a protective cage, which is attached to the top of the wooden box on the post.
  — Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022
• When the butterfly emerged from its pupa, Robert Reed was stunned.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2017
• At this time of year, a pupa in the soil is likely to be the winter cutworm, Noctua pronuba.
  — oregonlive, 2 May 2020
• Sort through your cloves to make sure all are solid and free of damage, chew marks, and brown, seedlike fly pupa.
  — Cathy Rubin, Philly.com, 3 Oct. 2017
• The insect’s larvae feed on the upper part of the plant’s root for about two months before going into the pupa stage inside the plant.
  — Keith Ridler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2019
• The pupa are then collected off the ground, and placed into a wooden box to overwinter, said Kwiatkowski.
  — Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022
• As new broods reached the pupa state, a mechanical sorter separated them by size to pull out the males, which are smaller.
  — Andrew Howley, National Geographic, 21 Oct. 2016
• Inside this cocoon, the pupa transforms into an adult crane fly.
  — The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
• The black dots are larval tracks pushing into an oak, while the white object is a pupa preparing to become an adult.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
• Both the female and male luna moths die about five to seven days after emerging from the pupa, Kwiatkowski explained.
  — Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022
• Fleas have what is known as a complete life cycle, which is starting as an egg, becoming a larvae, then a pupa then and adult, Lame said.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2022
• One major factor that the casual viewer may overlook: Fireflies spend most of their lives as eggs, larvae and pupae bound to the ground or under the soil.
  — Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
• Most insects go through distinct stages: larva, pupa, adult.
  — Thomas Marent, National Geographic, 27 Oct. 2016
• Japanese beetles have a one-year complete life cycle from egg, larva, pupa to adult.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 24 June 2019
• Caterpillars are cute and butterflies are beautiful, but nobody wants to hang out with a pupa.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
• In the larva stage, mosquitoes are aquatic and then develop into pupae in as little as five days but often longer, sometimes even over the course of the winter.
  — USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
• Mosquito pupae mill about inside a shallow tray full of water.
  — Stephanie Nolen and Eleanor Lutz. Photography and Video By Federico Rios Escobar For The New York Times. Eleanor Lutz, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Born as an egg, growing up as a larva, congealing into a pupa, and unfurling into a winged adult.
  — Sabrina Imbler, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Dec. 2022
• Worker bees stuff the cell with brood food, a combination of honey and protein-rich pollen designed to nurture the developing pupa, and cap it with wax until the bee is ready to emerge.
  — Time, 3 July 2023
• The larvae then spin cocoons and develop into pupae before emerging as adult fleas.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
• Instead, these insects form a chrysalis, which is the hardened outer protective area of a pupa — the inactive, immature form between the larva and adult life stages.
  — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Mar. 2021
• The insect starts as a wriggling, wormlike larva, then seals itself into an inert pupa that looks like a living sleeping bag, emerging as a full-grown adult.
  — Joshua Sokol, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022
• So far, scientists have released 1,200 pupae at seven sites.
  — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2024
• Flea eggs become flea larvae, which become flea pupae — which hang out, just waiting for an unsuspecting host.
  — Lisa J. Huriash, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 May 2017
• Moths have been noticed sooner than expected this year, with some spotted in early May. Maybe one of their life stages of a moth, larva or pupa overwintered to start the next infestation.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 June 2017
• Mosquitoes tend to reside close to standing water, where their larvae and pupae develop.
  — USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
• After running through its allotment of instars, a caterpillar ceases to be itself and becomes a pupa.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Aug 2024