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What is a subimago?

What is a subimago? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (zoology) A stage in the development of certain insects, intermediate between pupa and imago, during which the insect can fly but must shed a skin before becoming mature.
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Perhaps the subimago in this genus of Ephemerids, as in certain others, is the permanent aerial state of the female.
This is what is called the subimago, and precedes the imago or perfect state of the insect.

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