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Life Cycles of Animals

Life Cycle of a Moth

Observe the stages in the life cycle of a Chinese Luna Moth as it hatches from an egg, into a larva (undergoes moulting), turns into a pupa, before finally emerging as an adult.

What happens in a chrysalis

The young of animals with four-staged life cycles do not resemble the adult due to a process called metamorphosis! In the pupal stage, the young undergoes drastic changes to become an adult.