Pupa, Cocoon, Chrysalis, What is the difference?

Answer 1

Pupa is a young life stage in some insects, not all go through complete metatmorphosis. Cocoon and Chrysalis are often used interchangeably to refer to the area where insects remain while they metamorphosize

Answer 2

There are actual differences between cocoon and chrysalis, although laymen tend to use them interchangeably.

Cocoon is the (usually hairy/silky) enclosure made by caterpillars (in their PUPA phase) that usually transform into moths.

Chrysalis is the name for the PUPA phase of the butterfly or moth, without the covering (hard shell).

co·coon (kə-kūn') n.
A protective case of silk or similar fibrous material spun by the larvae of moths and other insects that serves as a covering for their pupal stage.

chrys·a·lis (krĭs'ə-lĭs) n., pl. chrys·a·lis·es or chry·sal·i·des (krĭ-săl'ĭ-dēz').
A pupa, especially of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a firm case.

Answer 3

Pup is the insect baby yuck in its underdeveloped form moving and eating , a cocoon is what it transforms in and im not sure what a chrysalis is