Larva
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A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians t
Larva of the Papilio xuthus butterfly
Eurosta solidaginis goldenrod gall fly larva
The larvae of the Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) are among the largest of any species of insect.
Campodeiform larva of Micromus sp.
Holometabola
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Holometabola, also known as Endopterygota, is a supra-ordinal clade of insects within the infraclass Neoptera that go through distinctive larval, pupal, and adult stages. They undergo a radical metamo
Holometabolism stages in Hymenoptera