Chrysalis Body Parts

Chrysalis Body Parts

Cremaster (kri-mas-ter)—a set of hooks on the end of the abdomen that attaches the pupa to a silk pad

Proboscis (pro-bos-kis)—a feeding tube that works like a drinking straw

Chrysalis—a pupa, especially of a butterfly or the hardened case of a pupa

Pupa—the third stage within a hardened case of those insects which undergo complete metamorphosis

Cocoon—a protective case of silk or fibrous material spun to cover the pupa