Growth stages: Egg (18-25 days; or 90-150 days in winter); larva (three to 10 months), pupa (seven to 14 days), adult. As adults, they have 10-20 days to mate and lay eggs before they die.
成長階段：卵（18-25 天、冬蟲 90-15 天）、幼蟲（3-10 個月）、蛹（7-14 天）、成蟲，成蟲後 10 幾天內即交配、繁衍、死亡。