The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PUPA , but the solution may also be IMAGO which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Insect stage crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PUPA | 35 % | 4 |
| IMAGO | 33 % | 5 |
| LARVA | 27 % | 5 |
| ADULT | 2 % | 5 |
| INSTAR | 2 % | 6 |
| IMAG | 1 % | 4 |
| PUPAS | 1 % | 5 |
Why may IMAGO be the right solution?
IMAGO is the final adult stage of an insect after it goes through metamorphosis. It is the fully developed and mature form of the insect, making it the correct answer for the clue "Insect stage."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Insect stage
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- larva
- caterpillar
- pupa
- grub
- pupal
- imago
- chrysalis
- larval
- kell
- callow
- chorion
- instar
Crossword Answer definitions
PUPA noun- An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PUPA
- Future imago
- Onetime larva
- Insect stage
- Immobile insect
- Life in a cocoon
- Cocooned stage
- Growth stage in a cocoon
- Cocoon's content
- Insect in a cocoon
- Pre-imago stage
More clues leading to the result IMAGO
- Former pupa
- Insect stage
- Adult insect
- Grownup bug
- Mature insect
- Grownup grasshopper
- Last stage of insect development
- Grown grub
- Insect in its final stage
- Insect's adult stage
More clues leading to the result LARVA
- Baby bug
- Cocoon spinner
- Caterpillar, e.g.
- Tiny wriggler
- Progeny unlike its parent
- Stage in entomology
- Caterpillar or maggot
- Cocoon creator
- Grub
- Metamorphosis stage
More clues leading to the result ADULT
- Like some videos
- Full-price payer
- Grown-up
- Mature
- X-rated, perhaps
- ___ swim
- Imago, e.g.
- No longer minor
- Out of the teens
- Past the pupal stage
More clues leading to the result INSTAR
- Bug between molts
- Insect stage
- Adorn with shining figures.
- Stud with gems.
- Stud with brilliants.
- Adorn with certain symbols.
- Adorn with certain figures.
- Insect stage between moltings.
- Spangle
- Bestud