chrysallis

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

chrȳsallis, ĭdis, f., = χρυσαλλίς,

the gold-colored chrysalis , aurelia , or pupa of the butterfly , Plin. 11, 32, 37, § 112; 11, 35, 41, § 117.