320 x 240, 1.3 MB Painted Lady Butterfly chrysalid . Notice that the head capsule from the larva falls off before the chrysalid stage. The butterfly goes through its final tranformation during the chrysalid stage, then emerges as an adult butterfly. 320 x 240, 809K Mosquitoes Top Insects in Motion Asian Tiger Mosquito larvae swimming in water. 320 x 240, 644K Asian Tiger Mosquito pupa swimming in water.
Pupae go through metamorphosis to develop into adults.
An adult female Asian Tiger Mosquito that has pierced the skin of a poor graduate student with her proboscis . Notice the swelling abdomen as it fills with blood.