Answer: pupae

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PUPAEChrysalises
pupaePUPA, an insect in the stage between larva and imago
pupaeinsect in the stage between the larva and the winged adult
PUPAEOnes in cocoons
PUPAEMatured larvae
PUPAEThey're cocooned
PUPAEInsects in the cocoon stage
PUPAEWhat larvae become
PUPAESlave-making ants steal them
PUPAENot-quite-mature insects
PUPAEOnes undergoing transformation
PUPAECocoon residents
PUPAEInsects-to-be
PUPAEInsect forms
PUPAETomorrow's moths, etc.
PUPAEImmature insects
PUPAEChrysalises.
PUPAEInsects in transformation stage.
PUPAEInsects not yet adult.
PUPAESome young monarchs
PUPAEMoth stages
PUPAESome future fliers
PUPAEInsect stages
PUPAECocoon occupiers
PUPAECocoon dwellers
PUPAEMetamorphosis stages
PUPAECocoon occupants
PUPAEChrysalides
PUPAEFuture moths