larval

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Robison suspects that this majestic creature might have stayed there after feeding on small crustaceans and larval fish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

It is the larval, or maggot, stage of a metallic-looking blowfly known as Cochliomyia hominivorax.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

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 • Nov. 30, 2025

After being exposed to the stress of starvation and physical injury, the comb jellies in Soto-Angel’s care reverted back to a cydippid larval stage.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

The gypsy moth, which in its larval stage attacks the foliage of oak trees and a few other hardwoods for a few weeks each spring, now occurs in all the New England states.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson