Answer: pupas

AnswerCrossword Clue
PUPASButterflies-to-be.
pupasinsect in the stage between the larva and the winged adult
pupasPUPA, an insect in the stage between larva and imago
PUPASAmazon ants capture them to raise as slaves
PUPASSome caterpillars, eventually
PUPASInsects in a transformative stage
PUPASIncipient butterflies
PUPASThey're not yet adults
PUPASImmature monarchs, e.g.
PUPASImmature insects.
PUPASInsect stages.
PUPASInsects between the larva and imago stages
PUPASCocoon occupants
PUPASChrysalides
PUPASInsect stages
PUPASCocoons' contents
PUPASPost-larval insects
PUPASCocoon residents
PUPASPre-imago insects
PUPASInsects in their cocoons
PUPASInsect stage