( ( Some insects ) ( ( are ( eaten ( as ( ( ( ( larvae or ) pupae ) , ) ( others ( as adults ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Some) (NNS insects)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN eaten) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (NN larvae) (CC or) (NN pupae)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNS others)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NNS adults)))))))) (. .)))
Some insects are eaten as larvae or pupae, others as adults.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN sequence) (NN egg)) (PRN (: -) (NP (NP (JJ >) (NN larva)) (: -) (NP (JJ >) (NN pupa))) (: -))) (VP (VBD >) (SBAR (S (NP (NN adult)) (VP (VBZ shows) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN life) (NN cycle)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT some) (NNS insects)))))))) (. .)))
The sequence egg -> larva -> pupa -> adult shows the life cycle of some insects.