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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Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar - Hypercompe scribonia -
Harmonia axyridis 4th instar larva, Heesch, Netherlands -
Melitaea syriaca - caterpillar on Verbascum sinuatum -
Caterpillar - Hyposidra sp -
Rat-tailed Maggot -
Red Clover Casebearer Larva - Coleophora deauratella -
Leaf miner - Cameraria ohridella? - 2, Heesch, Netherlands -
Elm Zigzag Sawfly larva - Aproceros leucopoda -
Yellow tiger moth caterpillar - Dysphania Sagan’s -
Golden Tortoise Beetle Larva - Charidotella sexpunctata -
Common Bagworm Moth - Larvae crop, Heesch, Netherlands -
Phantom Midge Larva - Chaoborus sp. -
Predaceous Diving Beetle Larva - Dytiscidae, Cybister fimbriolatus -
Midge (Chironomidae) Larva with Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae -
Midge (Tanypodinae) Larvae - 24 hours after hatching -
Larvae of some Nicrophorus sp -
Green Dock Beetle Larvae -
Chrysomelidae larvae, Heesch, Netherlands -
Silpha tristis - Larva -
Great Ash Sphinx Larva (Sphinx chersis) -
Larva of Chrysoperla carnea s.l. having lunch -
Leafroller? on oak, Heesch, Netherlands -
Periclista lineolata - larva closeup, Heesch, Netherlands -
Dark Fishfly Larva - Nigronia serricornis