cremaster

pupa

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lepidopterans

  • Longwing
    In Lepidoptera: Pupa, or chrysalis

    …pad by a stalk (cremaster). The chrysalis of some sulfur butterflies (family Pieridae), swallowtails (family Papilionidae), and gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae), is supported in a head-up position by a threadlike silk girdle about the body.

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  • Longwing
    In Lepidoptera: The pupa, or chrysalis

    …spiny pad or spike, the cremaster, which in many groups attaches the pupa to silk fibers spun by the larva.

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