larva

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Early nesting birds have lost eggs, and conservationists warn spring may bring noticeably fewer butterflies and insects as floodwaters have swept away eggs and overwintering larvae.

From BBC

In 2020, Marsh Fritillary butterfly larvae webs and Brown Hairstreak butterfly eggs were laid at the retreat and continue to thrive there.

From BBC

Its larvae inhabit damp mats of moss and algae along the Antarctic Peninsula.

From Science Daily

Ants even feed the beetles mouth-to-mouth, and the beetles munch on their adopted colony’s eggs and larvae.

From Los Angeles Times

Each mite larva measures about 500 micrometers, or half a millimeter.

From Science Daily