terminology question

[Tiser, Gene M]

Suzy - your question intrigued me so I checked a number of books - so far
they all agree with Ron Gatrelle - they mention the chrysalis turns
transparent before eclosion (the emergence of the butterfly from the
chrysalis).  Could it be the teacher is confused about the term eclosion? 

> ----------
> From: 	Ron Gatrelle[SMTP:gatrelle at tils-ttr.org]
> Reply To: 	Ron Gatrelle
> Sent: 	Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:17 AM
> To: 	smgazlay at aimsedu.org
> Cc: 	Leps-l
> Subject: 	Re: terminology question
> 
> Suzy,
>     I'm pretty familiar with technical lepidopterian terms. I don't know
> of
> a specific term either. I suspect that this is actually a simple question
> looking for a simple answer -- especially sine the question was posed to a
> child. In which case the answer would just be. "Transparent." If there is
> an
> involved technical term I'd like to know it too.
> Ron Gatrelle
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Suzy Gazlay" <smgazlay at aimsedu.org>
> To: <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:50 AM
> Subject: terminology question
> 
> 
> > I received the following question from a parent whose child was given
> the
> > challenge of finding this term:
> >
> > << What is it called when you can see the butterfly wings through the
> > chrysalis? >>
> >
> > I'm not familiar with this term and so far I haven't been able to find
> it
> in
> > any of my books. So, of course, now I'm curious too.
> >
> > Can anyone enlighten me? I'd surely appreciate it!
> >
> > Thank you --
> >
> > Suzy Gazlay
> > smgazlay at aimsedu.org
> >
>