#larva the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
supertype: animal__animate_being__animatebeing__beast__brute__creature__fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
subtype: ascidian_tadpole free-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a tadpole that contains the notochord
subtype: bladder_worm__bladderworm encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm
subtype: cercaria tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
subtype: wireworm wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
subtype: mealworm the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
subtype: wiggler__wriggler larva of a mosquito
subtype: strawworm__jointworm larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
subtype: ant_lion__antlion__doodlebug the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects
subtype: aphid_lion__aphidlion__aphis_lion__aphislion carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
subtype: hellgrammiate__dobson large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
subtype: caseworm insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body
subtype: caddisworm__strawworm caddisfly larva; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
subtype: caterpillar a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
subtype: tussock_caterpillar__tussockcaterpillar larva of a tussock moth
subtype: cankerworm green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees
subtype: spring_cankerworm variably colored looper; larva of Paleacrita vernata
subtype: fall_cankerworm green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria
subtype: measuring_worm__measuringworm__inchworm__looper small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
subtype: potato_tuberworm__Phthorimaea_operculella larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
subtype: cutworm North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
subtype: Chorizagrotis_auxiliaris__army_cutworm noctuid moth larvae that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the Plains states
subtype: army_worm__Pseudaletia_unipuncta noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
subtype: beet_armyworm__Spodoptera_exigua moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables
subtype: fall_armyworm__Spodoptera_frugiperda larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains
subtype: tobacco_hornworm__tobaccohornworm__tomato_worm__Manduca_sexta large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
subtype: tomato_hornworm__potato_worm__Manduca_quinquemaculata large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm
subtype: silkworm hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk
subtype: giant_silkworm__giantsilkworm__silkworm__wild_wilkworm larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
subtype: ailanthus_silkworm__ailanthussilkworm__Samia_cynthia large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
subtype: tent_caterpillar the larvae of moths that build communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees
subtype: forest_tent_caterpillar__Malacosoma_disstria larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees
subtype: lappet_caterpillar larva of a lappet moth
subtype: webworm several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
subtype: fall_webworm__Hyphantria_cunea a variety of webworm
subtype: garden_webworm__Loxostege_similalis a variety of webworm
subtype: corn_borer__Pyrausta_nubilalis larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
subtype: bollworm any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
subtype: pink_bollworm__Gelechia_gossypiella larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls
subtype: corn_earworm__cotton_bollworm__tomato_fruitworm__tobacco_budworm__tobaccobudworm__vetchworm__heliothiszia larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
subtype: cabbageworm__pierisrapae toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
subtype: woolly_bear_caterpillar__woolly_bear caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests
subtype: woolly_bear_moth larva of moth of the family Arctiidae
subtype: nymph.larva a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
subtype: leptocephalus__leptocephalu slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
subtype: bot botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
subtype: grub a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
subtype: maggot the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
subtype: leatherjacket tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies
subtype: tadpole__polliwog__pollywog a larval frog or toad
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