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Insect Life Cycles
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Diapause
A period of suspended development and reduced metabolic activity, allowing insects to survive adverse conditions.
Voltinism
A term that describes the number of generations an insect species produces per year.
Nymph
A stage in the lifecycle of hemimetabolous insects, resembling a small adult and molting until maturation.
Metamorphosis
A significant change in form from one stage to the next during the insect's lifecycle.
Instar
The developmental stage of larval or nymphal insects between molts.
Pupa
A transitional stage where the insect undergoes metamorphosis and reorganizes into an adult form.
Holometabolous
A type of metamorphosis with four distinct stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Imaginal discs
Groups of cells in larvae that will develop into the tissues and organs of the adult insect during metamorphosis.
Eclosion
The emergence of an adult insect from the pupal case, or a larval insect hatching from the egg.
Adult
The final stage of the lifecycle where the insect is fully developed and capable of reproduction.
Larva
The growth stage where the insect eats and increases in size, shedding its skin multiple times.
Oviposition
The act of laying eggs by the female insect, usually in locations suitable for larva development.
Molting
The process of shedding the exoskeleton to allow for growth in immature insects.
Egg
The initial stage of the lifecycle where an insect begins development.
Hemimetabolous
A type of metamorphosis with three stages: egg, nymph, and adult, undergoing gradual development.
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