Pupa contigua (English spelling) pupacontigua

...Pupa obtecta refers to the pupae of Lepidoptera and Diptera, such as mosquitoes and crane flies and horseflies, whose antennae, legs, and wings are attached to the body surface by a sticky substance secreted during molting. Among Lepidoptera, those that use silk threads to band the pupa and support it are called banded pupae (Pupa contigua, Pieridae, and Lycaenidae), and those that hang the pupa from a hook-like projection at the end of the tail are called hanging pupae (Pupa suspensa, Nymphalidae, and Danaidae). The pupae are almost immobile, so they need some way to protect themselves. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "pupa contigua" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…被蛹pupa obtectaは鱗翅目，双翅目糸角類(カ，ガガンボ)や短角類(アブ)などのさなぎをさし，触角，脚，羽などは脱皮時に分泌される粘着性の物質により体表にはりついている。鱗翅目のうち，絹糸で蛹体に帯をかけ，これで体を支持するものを帯蛹pupa contigua(アゲハチョウ，シロチョウ，シジミチョウ科)，尾端の鉤状（かぎじよう）突起で蛹体を垂下するものを垂蛹pupa suspensa(タテハチョウ，ジャノメチョウ，マダラチョウ科など)とよぶ。　さなぎはほぼ不動なので，何らかの方法で身を守る必要がある。…

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