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Juvenile form of distinct animals before metamorphosis
A larva (/ˈlɑːrvə/; pl.: larvae /ˈlɑːrviː/) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals
Larva
South Korean animated television series
Larva (Korean: 라바) is a South Korean 3D computer-animated comedy television series produced by TUBA Entertainment in Seoul. Its main characters are two
Larva_(TV_series)
Immature stages of crustaceans
copepod post-larva is called a copepodite; a barnacle post-larva is called a cypris; a shrimp post-larva is called a parva; a hermit crab post-larva is called
Crustacean_larva
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up larva in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A larva is a juvenile form in biology that has little if any resemblance to its adult form. Larva may also
Larva_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Larva migrans generally refers to disease caused by the migration of the larvae of a helminth to various tissues. Some variants of larva migrans include:
Larva_migrans
Order of insects
stage, which resembles the larva of a carabid beetle. In another week it moults and assumes the appearance of a scarabaeid larva—the scarabaeidoid stage
Beetle
Family of flies
one host to another. The mosquito lifecycle consists of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Eggs are laid on the water surface; they hatch into motile
Mosquito
Index of articles associated with the same name
Trilobite larva may refer to juvenile forms (larvae) of multiple unrelated groups of animals: Trilobites, extinct arthropods Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs)
Trilobite_larva
Medical condition
Larva currens (Latin for racing larva), is an itchy skin condition caused by infections with Strongyloides stercoralis. It is caused by the intradermal
Larva_currens
Developmental stage in nematodes
particularly rhabditids including Caenorhabditis elegans, whereby the larva goes into a type of stasis and can survive harsh conditions. Since the entrance
Dauer_larva
Insect life stage
four distinct stages in their life cycle, the stages thereof being egg, larva, pupa and imago (adult). The processes of entering and completing the pupal
Pupa
2005 television film directed by Tim Cox
Larva is a 2005 American science fiction horror television film directed by Tim Cox. The screenplay by J. Paul V. Robert, T.M. Van Ostrand, David Goodin
Larva_(film)
Subclass of sessile marine crustaceans
instars are filter feeders. Nauplius larva of Elminius modestus Nauplius with fronto-lateral horns The cypris larva is the second and final larval stage
Barnacle
Marine phylum of animals often with radial symmetries
larva while a brittle star has an 'ophiopluteus' larva. A starfish has a 'bipinnaria' larva, which develops into a multi-armed 'brachiolaria' larva.
Echinoderm
Finnish middle-distance runner
Harry Edvin "Harri" Larva (born Lagerström; 9 September 1906 – 15 November 1980) was a Finnish athlete who won the 1500 m race at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Harri_Larva
Medical condition
Cutaneous larva migrans (abbreviated CLM) is a skin disease in humans, caused by the larvae of various nematode parasites of the hookworm family (Ancylostomatidae)
Cutaneous_larva_migrans
Medical condition
Ocular larva migrans (OLM), also known as ocular toxocariasis, is the ocular form of larva migrans syndrome. It occurs when roundworm larvae invade the
Ocular_larva_migrans
2003 Japanese film
A Larva to Love (Japanese: 恋する幼虫, Hepburn: Koi-suru Yōchū) is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Noboru Iguchi. Aki Arai as Yuki Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Fumio
A_Larva_to_Love
Medical condition
Visceral larva migrans (VLM) is a condition in humans caused by the migratory larvae of certain nematodes, humans being a dead-end host, and was first
Visceral_larva_migrans
Species of beetle
threatened. The larva goes through three stages of growth (instars), the final stage ranging from 20 to 26 mm in length. Around 150 days old, the larva pupates
Devil's_coach_horse_beetle
Italian annual festival
1751. It fell into disuse about 1760. The volto ("face" in English) or larva ("ghost" in English) is the iconic modern Venetian mask: it is often made
Carnival_of_Venice
Subfamily of flies
Cuterebra larva and adult
Cuterebrinae
Wound care by maggot therapy
William S. (1931). "The treatment of chronic osteomyelitis with the maggot (larva of the blow fly)". The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 13 (3): 438–75
Maggot_therapy
Species of gastropod
Puncturella larva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets. The species
Puncturella_larva
2008 video game
Larva Mortus is a 2008 top-down shooter video game developed by independent developer Rake in Grass. The source code of the Torque 2D based game was made
Larva_Mortus
Horror manga series
place in Kyoto, and follows Miyu Yamano and her Western Shinma companion, Larva. The daughter of a human and a Shinma, Miyu was born a vampire and awakened
Vampire_Princess_Miyu
Family of insects
Antlion larva trails (doodles) in sand Thorax and head (with club-shaped antenna) of antlion adult Larva 20x closeup of larva Video of antlion larva trying
Antlion
Species of moth
Its larva is known as the monkey slug. One generation a year occurs in the north, but two or more happen in the southern United States. The larva is distinctive
Phobetron_pithecium
Faroese singer-songwriter (born 1983)
released on the same day.[citation needed] In 2010, she released the album Larva, marking a stark departure away from her folk sound, moving towards a more
Eivør_(singer)
Larva of a fly
A maggot is the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachycera flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, hoverflies
Maggot
Medical condition
manifestations include urticarial rashes in the buttocks and waist areas as well as larva currens. Eosinophilia is generally present. Strongyloidiasis can become
Strongyloidiasis
One kind of insect metamorphosis
is a form of insect development which includes four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and imago (or adult). Holometabolism is a synapomorphic trait of
Holometabolism
Seed pods inhabited by a moth larva
(Spanish: frijoles saltarines) are seed pods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth (Cydia saltitans) and are native to Mexico. The pod is usually
Mexican_jumping_bean
One of the parts of a holometabolous insect larva
An imaginal disc is one of the parts of a holometabolous insect larva that will become a portion of the outside of the adult insect during the pupal transformation
Imaginal_disc
Juvenile form of some flatworms
Müller's larva or Mulleria is a larva of some Polycladida. It has eightfold symmetry and resembles a trochophore; homology between the two types of larvae
Müller's_larva
Insect larva added for flavor to mezcal
A mezcal worm is an insect larva found in some types of mezcal produced in Oaxaca, Mexico. The larva is a red maguey worm, the caterpillar of the Comadia
Mezcal_worm
Species of gastropod
Plesiocystiscus larva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae. This marine species occurs off Colón (Panama)
Plesiocystiscus_larva
Type of planktonic larva
A tornaria is the planktonic larva of some species of Hemichordata such as the acorn worms. It is very similar in appearance to the bipinnaria larvae
Tornaria
Genus of moths
described species is Trichophassus giganteus which is endemic to Brazil. The larva of this species has been recorded feeding on Adenocalymma, Eucalyptus, Ipomoea
Trichophassus
Larvae of hoverflies in the tribes Eristalini and Sericomyiini
located at their posterior end. This acts like a snorkel, allowing the larva to breathe air while submerged. The siphon is usually about as long as the
Rat-tailed_maggot
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Murdoch) is a Sakaaran insectoid warrior. This version of the character is a larva-like creature as opposed to a humanoid roach like in the comic books, and
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_M–Z
Species of beetle
eat, the larva feeds and burrows in the dead wood of trees, almost entirely feeding on gymnosperms such as rimu and Monterey pine. As a larva, it can grow
Huhu_beetle
Common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae
14 November 2025. "Farm 432: The handy kitchen appliance that breeds fly larva for protein". New Atlas. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2019. Andrews
Hermetia_illucens
Immature form of some invertebrates
metamorphosis (hemimetabolism) before reaching its adult stage. Unlike a typical larva, a nymph's overall form already resembles that of the adult, except for
Nymph_(biology)
Larva of an eastern North American moth
saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea, formerly Sibine stimulea) is the larva of a species of moth native to eastern North America. It is also found in
Saddleback_caterpillar
Species of moth
instar, a small amount of silk is spun on the major vein of a leaf. The larva then latches onto the silk with its anal claspers and prolegs and begins
Eacles_imperialis
Wood-eating beetle larva
A woodworm is the wood-eating larva of many species of beetle. It is also a generic description given to the infestation of a wooden item (normally part
Woodworm
Species of moth
main host plant; hence, the reference to cabbage in its common name. The larva is called a looper because it arches its back into a loop when it crawls
Cabbage_looper
Form of insect larva
A planidium is a specialized form of insect larva seen in the first-instar of a few families of insects that have parasitoidal ways of life. They are
Planidium
Species of fly
stage of growth. A larva has also been successfully removed by first applying several coats of nail polish to the area of the larva's entrance, weakening
Dermatobia_hominis
Species of moth
characterized as irritant contact dermatitis. There is one generation per year. The larva, a caterpillar, is completely covered in long, hairlike setae arranged in
Lophocampa_caryae
Species of spider
Agyneta larva is a species of sheet weaver found in Angola. It was described by Locket in 1968. "Agyneta". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 29 November
Agyneta_larva
start as an egg and then may pass through up to six instars: prelarva, larva, protonymph, deutonymph, tritonymph, and adult. These developmental stages
Life_stages_of_mites
Family of trombidiform mites
Europe to Eastern Asia. Trombiculid mites go through a lifecycle of egg, larva, nymph, and adult. The six-legged parasitic larvae feed on a large variety
Trombiculidae
Species of fly
siphon can be several times the length of the larva's body. The pupal stage is very similar to the larva stage but shorter and thicker. Unlike the larval
Eristalis_tenax
Type of moth larva
litter or soil during the day, coming out in the dark to feed on plants. A larva typically attacks the first part of the plant it encounters, namely the
Cutworm
Species of beetle
serricorne larva will chew through the chorion of the egg on the posterior side. The larva then lifts the chewed shell like a cap, which allows the larva to penetrate
Lasioderma_serricorne
Species of beetle
into alternating, transverse groups of light and dark-brown patches: the larva appears covered in brown stripes. The body is usually wider at the back
Varied_carpet_beetle
Second stage of larval development in starfishes
developing directly into an adult. The brachiolaria develops from the bipinnaria larva when the latter grows three short arms at the underside of its anterior
Brachiolaria
Domesticated species of canid
decreased vision. Dog feces can also contain hookworms that cause cutaneous larva migrans in humans. The scientific evidence is mixed as to whether a dog's
Dog
Bioluminescent insect larva
Lampyridae. Debate over its exact family is still undecided. Phengodidae: Larva or larviform female of the western banded glowworm (Zarhipis integripennis)
Glowworm
Species of moth
downwards near the base, but curls upwards towards the tip. The newly hatched larva starts out light green with yellow stripes diagonally on the sides, but
Acherontia_atropos
Venomous species of moth, "puss caterpillar"
slug, opossum bug, puss moth, tree asp, or asp caterpillar. The inch-long larva is generously coated in long, luxuriant hair-like setae, making it resemble
Megalopyge_opercularis
Species of moth
contain calystegines, a group of polyhydroxy alkaloids, which are toxic. The larva of A. atropos feeding on potato foliage accumulates these alkaloids. The
Death's-head_hawkmoth
Genus of crustaceans
undergoing a single cyprid phase. The presence of a distinctive cyprid larva indicates that the Facetotecta is a member of the Thecostraca. A number
Facetotecta
Species of moth
Bunaea alcinoe, /bjuːˈniːə ælˈsɪnoʊiː/ the cabbage tree emperor moth, is an African moth species belonging to the family Saturniidae. It was first described
Bunaea_alcinoe
process called the caudal furca, which is also known as the "anal fork". The larva constructs the shield by maneuvering its "muscular telescopic and highly
Fecal_shield
Group of wasps
pupae inside the remains of a click beetle larva. On or inside the host, the parasitoid egg hatches into a larva or two or more larvae (polyembryony). Endoparasitoid
Parasitoid_wasp
Species of moth
prey on the moth. Larva Green colour morph of the larva Adult Eye markings of the larva Eye markings on the larva Video of the larva Pupa D. elpenor adult
Deilephila_elpenor
Eggs and larvae of fish that drift in the water column
cod larva Walleye larva Bluefin tuna larva Common sturgeon larva Atlantic herring eggs, with a newly hatched larva Freshly hatched herring larva in a
Ichthyoplankton
Subfamily of beetles
European rhinoceros beetle – three stages from larva to adult: larva (back), pupa (center), and imago (front)
Dynastinae
Species of moth
jumping bean moth is a moth from Mexico that is most widely known as its larva, where it inhabits the carpels of seeds from several related shrubby trees
Cydia_saltitans
Family of wasps
predators. The egg hatches and the larva feeds on the spider, breaking through the integument with its mandibles. As the larva feeds on its host, it saves the
Spider_wasp
Species of beetle
before winter. The fully grown larva color is glassy yellowish white shading toward green or blue at the head and tail. The larva has stiff ambulatory bristles
Cotinis_nitida
Species of moth
scientific experiments. It can be easily raised on a wheat-germ-based diet. The larva is large, and thus it is relatively easy to dissect it and isolate its organs
Manduca_sexta
Species of moth
inches (5 cm). It sports a pointed thoracic tuft between its wings. The larva is blue green, turning bright green as it approaches pupation age. It has
Rough_prominent
Illness of humans caused by larvae of the dog or the cat roundworm
wheezing, abdominal pain, headaches, and/or hepatosplenomegaly. Visceral larva migrans (VLM) is a more severe form of the disease; signs and symptoms depend
Toxocariasis
Species of beetle
loose assemblage that completely hides the larva from view. Within just a few minutes of hatching, the larva begins feeding. Minutes later, the first fecal
Hemisphaerota_cyanea
Species of beetle
three life stages have very similar coloring and pattern; the pupa and larva look similar to the adult form, making them conspicuous and easier to identify
Psyllobora_vigintiduopunctata
Species of moth
cycle does not match the actual biology of this species, as it depicts the larva of an unrelated moth. Conventionally, "white witch" refers to two very similar
Thysania_agrippina
Species of worm
unique effect of autoinfective larvae is larva currens due to the rapid migration of the larvae through the skin. Larva currens appears as a red line that moves
Strongyloides_stercoralis
Species of butterfly from Asia
males. It is also known to mud-puddle during migration. Egg Larva (first instar) Larva Larva (last instar) Pupa Pupa Imago on Indian turnsole (Heliotropium
Tirumala_limniace
Species of moth
the bristles on its body. The female is slightly larger than the male in larva form, and as an adult finds a mate by extruding an organ that emits a pheromone
Spilosoma_virginica
Secretion from the glands of nurse bees
this appears to be due specifically to the protein royalactin. A female larva destined to become a queen is fed large quantities of royal jelly; this
Royal_jelly
Juvenile eel
A leptocephalus (meaning "slim head") is the flat and transparent larva of eels and other members of the superorder Elopomorpha. This is one of the most
Leptocephalus
Common name for two genera of wasps
brood nest as living food; a single egg is laid on the prey, hatching to a larva, which then eats the still-living host. They are found on all continents
Tarantula_hawk
Species of butterfly
Papilio protenor, the spangle, is a large butterfly found in South East Asia belonging to the swallowtail family. Upperside: velvety indigo-blue black
Papilio_protenor
Milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae
236 in) long. The second-instar larva develops a characteristic pattern of white, yellow, and black transverse bands. The larva has a yellow triangle on the
Monarch_butterfly
Ways that fish move around
larva Larva of a conger eel, 7.6 cm Bluefin tuna larva Pacific cod larva Walleye larva Common sturgeon larva Boxfish larva Ocean sunfish larva, 2.7mm
Fish_locomotion
Species of Eurasian moth
will also visit flowers such as Buddleia, ragwort, and red valerian. The larva is green or brown with two rows of black dashes along the back. This is
Large_yellow_underwing
Species of butterfly
have a very tight shape behind the thorax. Egg Larva (first instar) Larva (last instar) Pre-pupal Larva Pupa Newly-emerged butterfly The species is found
Parantica_aglea
Caste of honey bee
smaller cells compared to drone eggs, and will hatch after three days into a larva. Nurse bees feed it royal jelly for three days, followed by pollen and honey
Worker_bee
Species of fly
mate in the spring, while botfly infections occur in the summer, and the larva do not impede sperm production as they reside below the skin. The adult
Cuterebra_emasculator
Odoriferous defensive structure
organ is situated in the prothoracic segment and can be everted when the larva feels threatened. The everted organ resembles a fleshy forked tongue (not
Osmeterium
Phylum of soft-bodied invertebrates
ciliated, swimming larvae. If a larva is swallowed by a copepod, it sheds the cilia and the skin becomes a syncitium; the larva then makes its way into the
Flatworm
Species of roundworm
(intestinal worm). Baylisascaris larvae in paratenic hosts can migrate, causing larva migrans. Baylisascariasis as the zoonotic infection of humans is rare, though
Baylisascaris_procyonis
Larva of a butterfly or moth
butterflies and moths). In common speech, any caterpillar-shaped insect larva such as of a sawfly is often called a caterpillar. Caterpillars of most
Caterpillar
Group of insects in the order Lepidoptera
egg stage. When the larva is fully grown, hormones such as prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) are produced. At this point the larva stops feeding, and begins
Butterfly
Parasitic disease caused by roundworms
survive and encyst. The larval host cell becomes a nurse cell, in which the larva will be encapsulated, potentially for the life of the host, waiting for
Trichinosis
Species of moth
species (formerly in the genus Heliothis) in the family Noctuidae. The larva of the moth Helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest. Since it is polyphagous
Helicoverpa_zea
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