The firefly is a holometabolic insect, passing through the stages of being an egg, being a larva, molting, and pupation.

萤虫属于「完全变态」的昆虫，一生历经卵、幼虫、蜕皮、化蛹及羽化的程。

Although early instar larvae were present in the host larval hemocoel, only one parasitoid survived to come out of host larva for pupation, killing the larva in the process.

当多早龄幼虫同时出现于主幼虫的血腔中时，有一生者能成功地脱离主发育成蛹，程中会杀死其他生幼虫。