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Sign in to savethumb|upright=.8|Last Moulting|molting of a [[cicada giving rise to the winged imago]]
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An imago is the final adult stage of an insect's life after it has completed its molting process, as shown in this example of a cicada developing its wings. This stage matters because it's when insects reach their mature form and are typically capable of reproducing and flying.
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thumb|upright=.8|Last Moulting|molting of a [[cicada giving rise to the winged imago]]
In biology, the imago (Latin for "image") is the last stage an insect attains during its metamorphosis, its process of growth and development; it is also called the imaginal stage ("imaginal" being "imago" in adjective form), the stage in which the insect attains maturity. It follows the final ecdysis of the immature instars.