Examples of 'pupates' in a sentence

Meaning of "pupates"

pupate (verb) - the process in which a larva transforms into a pupa as part of its development into an adult insect, typically involving the formation of a protective cocoon or case
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  • third-person singular simple present indicative form of pupate

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The species pupates sheltered in the bark.
The larva then spins a cocoon and pupates.
It pupates inside the empty flower head.
The larvae then pupates inside the skin.
Pupates in a white cocoon spun in the mine.
It is very sluggish and pupates near its feeding spot.
It pupates in the leaf litter or under the soil.
In either case it then generally spins a cocoon and pupates.
The species pupates at their feeding site.
The larva spins a silken cocoon within which it pupates.
It then pupates in or near the remains.
The larva then falls into the soil and pupates.
It pupates in rolled leaves of host plants or on the ground.
It overwinters inside the seed head and pupates the following spring.
The moth pupates in their tunnel.

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The pear sawfly overwinters as larvae in the soil and pupates in the spring.
It then pupates for several days.
While he pupates.
It pupates in the seed coat.
Once inside the sac the larva will feast on the eggs until it pupates.
It pupates in a cocoon between joined dead leaves in ground debris.
The larva then pupates for about two months.
Pupates in the mine.
The Alysiinae larva then pupates within the host puparium.
It pupates in a cocoon.
The caterpillar hibernates in a silken nest and pupates in May in cocoons on the ground.
The larva pupates and overwinters inside the body of the host.
The larva of the moth Cardamyla carinentalis pupates between leaves of Pennantia cunninghamii.
The species pupates in a cocoon incorporating palm fibres within the larval gallery.
When the larva attains its full size, it pupates.
The larvae pupates in autumn, forming a black puparium.
When the larva attains its maximum size, it pupates and undergoes metamorphosis.
The fly pupates in the detached head capsule, emerging two weeks later.
The caterpillar grows to a length of about 7 cm, and pupates underground inside its tunnel.
The larva develops while feeding on the interior of the grain, and then pupates.
It pupates in a white, pea-sized cocoon made of loosely-woven silk.
The larva hatches within a few days, grows quickly and pupates within a few weeks.
It then pupates within the grain kernel and emerges 2-4 days after eclosion.
When the larva finishes feeding, it leaves the mine and pupates inside a small cocoon.
After 7 to 10 weeks each larva pupates within a chamber of leaves it glued together with silk.
When fully grown, the larva makes an oval excision in the mine, and pupates there.
After three instars, the larva pupates in a burrow about 2 cm underground.
After several weeks, the larva pupates.
The larva pupates for 11 to 13 days in a whitish cocoon amongst its frass.
In this gall, the caterpillar subsequently lives, feeds and pupates.
About 6 to 8 days after hatching, the larva pupates and builds a cocoon around itself.
This species pupates under the soil approximately 3-12 mm below the surface.
Each larva then pupates and spends another 9-14 days as a chrysalis or pupa.
The larva pupates in an earthen cell 2-3 cm below the surface, near its host plant.

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