( ( The cycle ) ( , ( ( like ( any ( other insect ) ) ) ( , ( ( is ( egg ( , ( larva ( , ( pupa ( and ( then adult ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN cycle)) (, ,) (PP (IN like) (NP (DT any) (JJ other) (NN insect))) (, ,) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NN egg) (, ,) (NN larva) (, ,) (NN pupa) (CC and) (JJ then) (NN adult))) (. .)))
The cycle, like any other insect, is egg, larva, pupa and then adult.
(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.