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Also Known As larval phase • larvas • larvae

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Ox warble fly larva
Indian meal moth larva
citrus swallowtail butterfly
bags of the creosote bush bagworm moth
larva of the seven-spotted ladybird beetle
beetle larvae
A dragonfly larva captures a fish by extending its labial mask.
eel metamorphosis
flea life cycle
Honeybee life cycle
The role of copepods in the marine food chain
View the hatching of the cabbage white caterpillars from eggs
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