What is the correct sequence in the life cycle of a moth?

• A. Egg, pupa, larva, adult.
• B. Larva, egg, pupa, adult
• C. Egg, adult, larva, pupa
• D. Egg, larva, pupa, adult.

Answer: (D)

Insects like moths undergo complete metamorphosis with four distinct stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (cocoon or chrysalis), and adult. The life cycle starts when an egg is laid and hatches into a larva, which is the feeding and growing stage. After the larva has developed, it becomes a pupa, where transformation occurs, and finally an adult moth emerges, ready to reproduce. So the correct sequence is egg, larva, pupa, adult. Other options mix up the order, placing stages out of their natural progression or skipping the egg stage before the larva appears.