Question

What is Pupa in Silkmoth?

Answer 1

Pupa in Silk moth:

1. Pupae are the juvenile and adult stages of certain insects.
2. Silk moth eggs hatch into caterpillars or larvae.
3. Silkworms produce pupa by eating mulberry leaves.
4. The silkworm creates a net to hold itself together in the pupa stage.
5. The cocoon is formed when a group of caterpillars forms a protective coating around the pupa.
6. Hormones, particularly juvenile hormone, prothoracicotropic hormone, and ecdysone, regulate the process of entering and exiting the pupal stage.
7. Pupation is the process of becoming a pupa, and eclosion or emergence is the process of emerging from the pupal case.