1302. Why are insects in the first stage, after leaving the egg, said to be in the "larva" state?
Because the term larva is derived from the Latin larvated, meaning masked, clothed as with a mask; the term is meant to express that the future insect is disguised in its first form.
1303. Why are insects in the second state said to be in the "pupa" state?
Because the term is derived from the Latin pupa, from a slight resemblance in the manner in which the insects are enclosed, to that in which it was the fashion of the ancients to bandage their infants.
1304. Why are insects in the "pupa" stage also called "chrysalides?"
Because, as the Latin term implies, it is adorned with gems. Many chrysalides are studded with golden and pearl-like spots.
"Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter."—Psalm lxxiv.