Synonyms and antonyms of Insects at different stages of life in American Thesaurus

chrysalis (noun)

an insect such as a butterfly or moth at the stage of changing from a larva (=a young insect without wings) to an adult, or the hard case in which this happens

cocoon (noun)

biology a cover that the young larvae of some insects make around themselves when they start changing into their adult form

grub (noun)

a young insect without wings or legs, like a small worm

larva (noun)

a form that some insects take after they have left the egg and before they develop into their adult form. After a period of time, an insect larva changes into a pupa, inside which the adult insect develops.

nit (noun)

the egg of an insect called a louse that people sometimes have in their hair

nymph (noun)

biology a young insect that becomes an adult without going through a pupa stage

pupa (noun)

an insect such as a moth while it is changing inside a cocoon or hard shell