Is It Chrysalis or Chrysalis?

Chrysalis is the term used to refer to the stage during which the caterpillar transforms into the butterfly. Another word for chrysalis is pupa, although the term chrysalis is only used for butterflies, not moths. ... In reality, a cocoon is only used by moth caterpillars.

What is the difference between chrysalis and chrysalis?

Pupa and chrysalis have the same meaning: the transformation stage between the larva and the adult. While pupa can refer to this naked stage in either a butterfly or moth, chrysalis is strictly used for the butterfly pupa. A cocoon is the silk casing that a moth caterpillar spins around it before it turns into a pupa.

How do you say chrysalis plural?

noun, plural chrys·a·lis·es, chry·sal·i·des [kri-sal-i-deez]. the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.

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