Insect Larvae, Nymphs, and Pupae
This list includes all kinds of insect larvae and pupae! Insects can have complete (holometabolous) or incomplete (hemimetabolous) metamorphosis. Complete metamorphosis includes egg-larva-pupa-adult. The stages of incomplete metamorphosis are: egg-nymph-adult.
Christine Young created this list 6 years ago
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Red-spotted Jezebel - Delia’s aganippe -
Morning-glory Prominent - Schizura ipomaeae -
Black-blotched Prominent- Oedemasia leptinoides (Photo 1) -
Unidentified species of Tussock moth caterpillar. -
Dung Fly Leaf Mine (Pupa) - Synchysa tricincta -
Horned spanworm - Nematocampa resistaria -
Barklouse Nymph - Xanthocaecilius sommermanae -
Spiny Looper (Phigalia titea) vs. Ant -
Pupae case with pupae inside from family Erebidae -
American pistol casebearer moth - Coleophora atromarginata -
Ichneumonid Wasp Cocoon - Charops annulipes -
Sawfly Larva - Tribe Caliroini -
Geometrid Caterpillar - Ennominae -
Unidentified noctuoid caterpillar feeding on daisy pollen. -
Beetle larvae genus Paropsisterna feeding on eucalyptus leaf. -
Wavy-lined Emerald Caterpillar - Synchlora aerata -
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Nymph - Halyomorpha halys -
Colourful caterpillar, Costa Rica -
American Angle Shades Caterpillar - Euplexia benesimilis -
Golden chrysalis exposed by flashlight -
Caterpillar of an Owl butterfly (Caligo spec.) -
Very hairy caterpillar (Megalopyge albicollis) -
Filament bearer caterpillar from Caribbean Costa Rica (Nematocampa spec.) -
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Pupa - Harmonia axyridis