- In biology, the imago is the last stage an insect attains during its metamorphosis, its process of growth and development; it also is called the imaginal stage, the stage in which the insect attains maturity
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Imago facts
- It follows the final ecdysis of the immature instars
- In a member of the Ametabola or Hemimetabola, in which metamorphosis is "incomplete", the final ecdysis follows the last immature or nymphal stage
- In members of the Holometabola, in which there is a pupal stage, the final ecdysis follows emergence from the pupa, after which the metamorphosis is complete, although there is a prolonged period of maturation in some species
- The imago is the only stage during which the insect is sexually mature and, if it is a winged species, has functional wings
- The imago often is referred to as the adult stage
- Members of the order Ephemeroptera (mayflies) do not have a pupal stage, but they briefly pass through an extra winged stage called the subimago
- Insects at this stage have functional wings but are not yet sexually mature
- The Latin plural of imago is imagines, and this is the term generally used by entomologists – however, imagoes is also acceptable
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