Is it a pupa, chrysalis or cocoon?

Is it a pupa, chrysalis or cocoon?

A pupa is the life stage of insects that undergo a complete metamorphous from embryo, larva, pupa to imago or adult.

Beetles, flies, ants, bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, fleas and caddisflies are the most well-known insects that undergo this change.

Most are just called pupa but butterfly pupas are called chrysalis, a cocoon is made out of silk that a moth caterpillar spins around itself then pupates inside.

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