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Holometabolism, also called complete metamorphism, is a term applied to insect groups to describe the specific kind of insect development which includes four life stages - as an embryo
Embryo

An embryo is a multicellular organism ploidy eukaryote in its earliest stage of development, from the time of first cell division until birth, Egg , or germination....
, a larva
Larva

A larva is a young form of animal with indirect developmental biology, going through or undergoing metamorphosis .The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly....
, a pupa
Pupa

A pupa is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in Holometabolism insects, those that undergo a complete metamorphosis, going through four life stages; embryo, larva, pupa and imago....
 and an imago
Imago

In biology, the imago is the last stage of development of an insect, after the last ecdysis of an incomplete metamorphosis , or after emergence from the pupa where the metamorphosis is complete....
. For example, in the life cycle of a butterfly
Butterfly

A butterfly is an insect of the Order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera, butterflies are notable for their unusual Biological life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and colourful winged adult form....
, the embryo grows within the egg, hatching into the larval stage caterpillar
Caterpillar

Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous....
, before entering the pupal stage within its chrysalis
Pupa

A pupa is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in Holometabolism insects, those that undergo a complete metamorphosis, going through four life stages; embryo, larva, pupa and imago....
 and finally emerging as an adult butterfly imago.

The superorder Endopterygota
Endopterygota

The Endopterygota, also known as Holometabola, are insects of the subclass Pterygota which go through distinctive larval, pupal, and adult stages....
 groups holometabolic insects.






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Holometabolism, also called complete metamorphism, is a term applied to insect groups to describe the specific kind of insect development which includes four life stages - as an embryo
Embryo

An embryo is a multicellular organism ploidy eukaryote in its earliest stage of development, from the time of first cell division until birth, Egg , or germination....
, a larva
Larva

A larva is a young form of animal with indirect developmental biology, going through or undergoing metamorphosis .The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly....
, a pupa
Pupa

A pupa is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in Holometabolism insects, those that undergo a complete metamorphosis, going through four life stages; embryo, larva, pupa and imago....
 and an imago
Imago

In biology, the imago is the last stage of development of an insect, after the last ecdysis of an incomplete metamorphosis , or after emergence from the pupa where the metamorphosis is complete....
. For example, in the life cycle of a butterfly
Butterfly

A butterfly is an insect of the Order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera, butterflies are notable for their unusual Biological life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and colourful winged adult form....
, the embryo grows within the egg, hatching into the larval stage caterpillar
Caterpillar

Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous....
, before entering the pupal stage within its chrysalis
Pupa

A pupa is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in Holometabolism insects, those that undergo a complete metamorphosis, going through four life stages; embryo, larva, pupa and imago....
 and finally emerging as an adult butterfly imago.

The superorder Endopterygota
Endopterygota

The Endopterygota, also known as Holometabola, are insects of the subclass Pterygota which go through distinctive larval, pupal, and adult stages....
 groups holometabolic insects. Orders in the superorder are :

  • Coleoptera - Beetles
  • Diptera - Flies
  • Hymenoptera
    Hymenoptera

    Hymenoptera is one of the larger order s of insects, comprising the sawfly, wasps, bees, and ants. The name refers to the membranous wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek language wikt:???? : membrane and wikt:pte??? : wing....
     - Ants, bees, sawflies and wasps
  • Lepidoptera
    Lepidoptera

    Lepidoptera is an order of insect that includes moths and butterfly. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterfly, skipper , and Hedylidae....
     - Butterflies and moths
  • Mecoptera
    Mecoptera

    Mecoptera are an order of insects with about 550 species in nine families worldwide. Mecoptera are sometimes called Scorpionfly after their largest family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals that look similar to the stinger of a scorpion....
     - Scorpionflies
  • Megaloptera
    Megaloptera

    Megaloptera is an order of insects. It contains the Sialidae, dobsonflies and Fishfly, and there are about 300 known species. The Megaloptera were formerly considered part of a group then called Neuroptera, together with lacewings and snakefly, but these are now generally considered to be separate orders, with Neuroptera referring to the lac...
     - Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
  • Miomoptera
    Miomoptera

    Miomoptera is an extinct order of insects. It is considered to be a Common descent of all holometabolous insects, but because there is no known smooth transition between Miomoptera and other holometabolous insect orders it is considered to be in a separate superorder....
     (extinct)
  • Neuroptera
    Neuroptera

    The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, Mantispidae, antlions, and their relatives. The order contains some 4,000 species....
     - Lacewings, antlions, etc.
  • Protodiptera
    Protodiptera

    Protodiptera is an extinct order of insects....
     (extinct)
  • Raphidioptera - Snakeflies
  • Siphonaptera - Fleas
  • Strepsiptera
    Strepsiptera

    The Strepsiptera are an order of insects with nine families making up about 600 species. The early stage larvae and the short-lived adult males are free-living but most of their life is spent as endoparasites in other insects such as bees, wasps, leafhoppers, silverfish, and cockroaches....
     - Twisted-winged parasites
  • Trichoptera
    Trichoptera

    Caddisflies, sedge-flies or rail flies are small moth-like insects having two pairs of hairy membranous insect wing. They are closely related to Lepidoptera which have scales on their wings, and the two orders together form the superorder Amphiesmenoptera....
     - Caddisflies


See also


  • Hemimetabolism
    Hemimetabolism

    File:Milkweedbugs.nymphadult9.0.jpgHemimetabolism or hemimetaboly, also called incomplete Metamorphosis , is a term used to describe the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: the egg , Nymph , and the adult stage, or imago....
  • Ametabolism
    Ametabolism

    A type of growth or Biological life cycle where in there is slight or no Metamorphosis ....
  • Metamorphosis


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