Pupae VS Chrysalis

[lepidopterists]

Clarification pleeeeease !!!!

 Instinctively I have always referred to pupae as being distinct to a part
of the moth cycle and chrysalis distinct to a  part of the butterfly cycle.
I still find many knowledgeable lepidopterists interchanging the term pupae
or chrysalis to describe this part of the cycle for both butterflies and
moths. Am I right ? Or is anybody right? I can find no technical insight as
to why one would or should refer to pupae as being associated to moths only
and chrysalis been associated to butterflies only. I wonder does it really
matter; or does it?

                        Robert Vandermoor
                        Coquitlam, B.C. Canada.





 
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