larval

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They count the larval webs or nests that the caterpillars group together to form after hatching from eggs laid on Devil's-bit Scabious.

From BBC

This is a moth in its larval form, and it spends the first half of the summer munching away, often in great numbers and to a point where it can ruin even mature plantings.

From Washington Post

The giant web is "the larval feeding web of a small moth called the spindle ermine", he said.

From BBC

The fish are coming from the south to warming waters in the High North, and they are growing larger because the warmer water promotes growth spurts in larval and juvenile cod.

From Scientific American

“This species shows an incredible amount of plasticity, both at the larval stage and the adult stage,” Dr. Penick said.

From New York Times