metabola
/ˌmɛtəˈboʊlə/
noun
- A group of insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, changing form from larva to pupa to adult.
- The study of metabola helps scientists understand insect development.
- Unlike metabola, some insects like grasshoppers do not have a complete metamorphosis.
- Butterflies and beetles belong to the metabola group because they have a pupal stage.