A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). Caterpillars are the Larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the Insect order comprising butterflies and Moths UserPolbot. -->The Willowherb Hawkmoth ( Proserpinus proserpina) is a species of Moth in the Sphingidae Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Developmental Biology is the official journal of the Society for Developmental Biology. Metamorphosis is a Biological process by which an Animal physically develops after Birth or hatching involving a conspicuous and relatively Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Prehistoric amphibian Amphibians (class Amphibia such as Frogs Toads Salamanders Newts Gymnophiona, Sirens and

The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly. Caterpillars are the Larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the Insect order comprising butterflies and Moths A butterfly is an Insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a Larvae often have special (larval) organs which do not occur in the adult form. The larvae of some species can become pubescent and not further develop into the adult form (for example, in some newts). A newt is an Amphibian of the Salamandridae family order Urodela or Caudata, found in North America, Europe, and This is a type of neoteny. Neoteny (niːˈɒtɨniː also called juvenilization, is the retention by adults in a species of traits previously seen only in juveniles ( pedomorphosis/paedomorphosis

It is a misunderstanding that the larval form always reflects the group's evolutionary history. The theory of recapitulation, also called the biogenetic law or embryological parallelism, and often expressed as Ontogeny recapitulates Phylogeny It could be the case, but often the larval stage has evolved secondarily, as in insects. In these cases the larval form might differ more from the group's common origin than the adult form.

The early life stages of most fish species are considerably different from juveniles and adults of their species and are called larvae. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two

Names of various kinds of larvae:

Animal	Name of larva
Hydrozoa	planula
Many crustaceans	nauplius
Decapoda	zoea
Mayflies, Grasshoppers, True Bugs, etc. Hydrozoa ( hydrozoans) are a Taxonomic class of very massive predatory animals which can be solitary or colonial and which mostly live in saltwater A planula is the free-swimming flattened ciliated, bilaterally symmetric Larva of a Jellyfish, a Hydrozoan Cnidarian or Structure of crustaceans As Arthropods crustaceans have a stiff Exoskeleton, which must be shed to allow the animal to grow ( Ecdysis or molting A nauplius (plural nauplii) is the first Larva of animals classified as Crustaceans (subphylum of Arthropoda) The decapods or Decapoda ( literally means "ten footed") are an order of Crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many Mayflies are Insects which belong to the Order Ephemeroptera (from the Greek ephemeros = "short-lived" pteron Grasshoppers are Insects of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. Hemiptera is an order of Insects comprising around 80000 Species of Cicadas Aphids Planthoppers Leafhoppers	nymph
Dragonflies, Damselflies	naiad
Butterflies and moths	caterpillar
Beetles, Bees, Wasps	grub
Flies	maggot
Mosquitos	wriggler
Certain molluscs, annelids	trochophore
Certain molluscs	veliger
Freshwater mussels	glochidium
Lamprey	ammocoete
Fish (generally)	larva
Eels	leptocephalus
Amphibians	tadpole, polliwog

In Biology, a nymph is the immature form of some Insects which undergoes incomplete metamorphosis ( Hemimetabolism) before reaching its adult Anisoptera redirects here For the genus of trees see Anisoptera (tree. Insecta {Taxobox | name = Damselflies| regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis | ordo = Odonata | subordo = Zygoptera | subordo_authority Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. Caterpillars are the Larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the Insect order comprising butterflies and Moths Beetles are the group of Insects with the largest number of known Species. Bees are flying Insects closely related to Wasps and Ants Bees are a Monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea A wasp is any Insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a Bee nor Ant. True flies are Insects of the Order Diptera ( Greek: di = two and pteron = wing possessing a single pair of Maggot is the common name of the Larval phase of development in insects of the order Diptera (flies Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings a pair of Halteres, a slender body and long legs Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 The annelids, collectively called Annelida (from Latin anellus "little ring" are a large phylum of Animals comprising A trochophore (ˈtrɒkəfɔər also spelled trocophore) is a type of marine Larva with several bands of Cilia. Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 A veliger is the free-swimming Planktonic Larva of many kinds of marine and fresh-water Gastropod Molluscs as well as a number of The common name mussel is used for members of several different families of Clams or Bivalve Molluscs, from both saltwater and freshwater habitats Glochidium is Larva of big freshwater Bivalves See also Veliger Trochophore A lamprey (sometimes also called lamprey eel) is a Jawless fish with a toothed funnel-like sucking mouth A lamprey (sometimes also called lamprey eel) is a Jawless fish with a toothed funnel-like sucking mouth Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two True eels ( Anguilliformes) are an order of Fish, which consists of four suborders 19 families 110 Genera and approximately 600 A leptocephalus (meaning "small head" is the flat and transparent Larva of the Eel and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha Prehistoric amphibian Amphibians (class Amphibia such as Frogs Toads Salamanders Newts Gymnophiona, Sirens and A tadpole or polliwog (also pollywog, polliwig, polewig, or polwig) is the wholly aquatic larval stage in the life cycle of

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