Which metamorphosis type do beetles, bees, and moths undergo?

• A. Ametabolous
• B. Holometabolous
• C. Hemimetabolous
• D. Paurometabolous

Answer: (B)

Beetles, bees, and moths go through complete metamorphosis. In this type, development includes four distinct life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The larva looks very different from the adult and often has a different lifestyle, which helps reduce competition between life stages. The pupal stage is a transformation phase where the insect is typically inactive and reorganizes tissues to become the adult. This is different from insects with incomplete metamorphosis, where nymphs resemble small adults and there’s no separate pupal stage. Because of the dramatic change and the presence of a pupal stage, these groups are holometabolous.