As our scientific understanding of. these relationships deepen, our understanding of what consciousness is will also deepen. A. similar transmutation of meaning (with growth of knowledge) occurs with basic terms in. physics such as energy, and time..
The scales give the butterfly wings their color and beauty. Stage (noun) - one of the distinct periods in an insect's life. Butterflies have four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Thorax (noun) - the second segment in an insect's body, located in the mid-section. Butterfly wings and legs are attached to the thorax.
Metamorphosis. Butterflies and moths go through a life cycle known as complete metamorphosis. The stages of their life cycle include: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Below is a description of each life stage, as well as photographs showing each stage in the life cycle of Papilio polytes, the Common Mormon Butterfly.