The maturation of the structure and colouration of the new exoskeleton might take days or weeks in a long-lived insect; this can make it difficult to identify an individual if it has recently undergone ecdysis.
A maduración da estrutura e coloración do novo exoesqueleto podería tardar días ou semanas en insectos de vida longa; isto pode dificultar a identificación dun individuo se o animal sufriu a écdise recentemente.