Fig. 1From: Conceptual framework for the insect metamorphosis from larvae to pupae by transcriptomic profiling, a case study of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)Phenotypes and transcriptomic overview of Helicoverpa armigera at different metamorphosis stages. A Metamorphosis phenotypes of the last instar of H. armigera larvae at different stages. The pictures below were dissected insects revealing their midgut and fat bodies. B PCA plot of global gene expression of all samples. C Total number of DEGs at different stages. D Venn diagram exhibiting common and unique DEGs in the brain at different stages. E Venn diagram exhibiting common and unique DEGs in the fat body at different stages. L5D2: the feeding stage; L5W0: the initiation of the wandering stage; L5D5: the prepupal stage; P0: the initiation of the pupal stageBack to article page