pupate

[ pyoo-peyt ]

/ ˈpyu peɪt /

to become a pupa.

Origin of pupate

First recorded in 1875–80; pup(a) + -ate¹

pu·pa·tion, noun

puo, pup, pup tent, pupa, puparium, pupate, pupfish, pupil, pupilage, pupillage, pupillarity

About the last of June pupation takes place and in about ten days the moth emerges.

Apple Growing |M. C. Burritt
When mature, it often leaves its burrow and wanders in search of a suitable place for pupation.

The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series |Richard South
In about two weeks from the time of pupation, the moths appear.

The Pecan and its Culture |H. Harold Hume
Chrysalides of Papilio Ajax in the same box, and partly exposed very soon after pupation, were not injured.

Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) |August Weismann

They do not always come up the year after pupation, but often remain two or more winters in the chrysalis.

The Moths of the British Isles, First Series |Richard South

pupate

/ (pjuːˈpeɪt) /

(intr) (of an insect larva) to develop into a pupa

pupation, noun