A nymph is an insect's second stage of incomplete metamorphosis. This is the stage where it goes through it's final molts (like a pupa) before becoming a mature adult. A stage known as Adolescent occurs as a link between the nymphal and the imago stage being a connection between the two the Nymphal stage occurs in Odonatans, Hemipterans, Mantodea, Blattodea and a few other insects. An alternation to the nymphal stage in complete metamorphosis is the pupal stage.
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