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pre·pu·pa

(prē-pyo͞o′pə)
n. pl pre·pu·pae (-pē) or pre·pu·pas
A larval insect in the stage just preceding pupation.

pre·pu′pal adj.
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prepupa

(priːˈpjuːpə)
n
(Zoology) an insect between the larval and pupal stages of development
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Dallwitz R, Wardhaugh KG (1984) Overwintering of prepupae of Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the Canberra region.
Most of treated larvae molted to malformed prepupae and supernumerary larvae, respectively.
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In insect and butterflies it initiates and maintains metamorphosis from larvae to prepupae and pupae (Bathori et al., 2008).
During the summer and fall, larvae feed underground on milkweed roots and rhizomes, overwintering as prepupae. Adults emerge in early summer in synchrony with milkweed flowering (Matter et al., 1999) and begin to feed on milkweed buds, flowers and foliage (Matter, 2001).
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