| 蚕蛹 | cán yǒng | silkworm chrysalis; pupa | |
| 成蛹 | chéng yǒng | to pupate; to become a chrysalis | |
| 化蛹 | huà yǒng | to pupate; to turn into a chrysalis | |
| 破蛹 | pò yǒng | to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc) |
| 1 | Within a week or two, the pupa becomes an adult ladybug. | |
| 2 | The insect stows tomorrow in the egg and pupa. | |
| 3 | Mosquitoes have four stages to their life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. | |
| 4 | Healthy larvae form small cocoons, become pupae, then emerge as young bees. | |
| 5 | When they reach full size, they attach to a leaf by their tail, and a pupa is formed. |