Answer: chrysalis

AnswerCrossword Clue
CHRYSALISCocoon resident
CHRYSALISSoon-to-be butterfly
chrysalisinsect pupa
chrysalisprotecting covering a sheltered state or stage of being or growth a budding writer could not emerge from his chrysalis too soon William Du Bois
chrysalisa pupa of a butterfly
chrysalisa pupa, esp of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a firm case or cocoon also CHRYSALID