Juvenile form of distinct animals before metamorphosis

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The larva and fly of the sheep-nostril-fly (Oestrus ovis). Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi.

The larva and fly of a house fly (Musca domestica). Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi.

Common flea (Pulex species): adult, pupa, larva and egg. Engraving by M. Griffiths, ca. 1805.

The larva of a flesh fly (Sarcophaga species). Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

The larva and fly of Chrysomyia macellaria. Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi.

A beetle and its larva with anatomical segments. Coloured engraving, ca. 1834.

An African floor maggot (Auchmeromyia luteola): larva and fly. Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi.

The larva of a culicine mosquito hanging down from the surface of the water. Photograph of a drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

A palm weevil: adult, larva and pupa in palm fibres. Etching by W. Kelsall after the Revd. L. Guilding.

The larva and fly of a greenbottle (Lucilia sericata). Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi.

The larva and fly of a greenbottle (Lucilia caesar). Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi.

A sugar cane boring beetle: adult, pupa and larva in sugar cane. Etching by W. Raddon after the Revd. L. Guilding.

The larva of the ox warble fly (Hypoderma bovis). Drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis): adult, pupa, egg and larva. Coloured etching.

The larva of a horse fly (Tabanus species). Drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

The larva of a mosquito (Culex species) hanging underwater. Pen and ink drawing by J. Smith, ca. 1970.

The larva of the fly Cordylobia anthropophaga, called 'ver du Cayor'. Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

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Larva

Images from the collections

Images referencing Larva

Works from the collections

The larva of the ox warble fly (Hypoderma bovis). Drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis): adult, pupa, egg and larva. Coloured etching.

The larva of a horse fly (Tabanus species). Drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

The larva of a mosquito (Culex species) hanging underwater. Pen and ink drawing by J. Smith, ca. 1970.

The larva of the fly Cordylobia anthropophaga, called 'ver du Cayor'. Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

Larva

Images from the collections

Images referencing Larva

Works from the collections

The larva of the ox warble fly (Hypoderma bovis). Drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis): adult, pupa, egg and larva. Coloured etching.

The larva of a horse fly (Tabanus species). Drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

The larva of a mosquito (Culex species) hanging underwater. Pen and ink drawing by J. Smith, ca. 1970.

The larva of the fly Cordylobia anthropophaga, called 'ver du Cayor'. Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.

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