Clues for the word "LARVA"
We've had 146 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 387 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 14, 2026.
Definition of larva
- n. - Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. The larvae of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvae are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc.
- n. - The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape.
Referring Clues
- Stage between egg and pupa
- Caterpillar, for one
- Grub
- Caterpillar or grub
- Little wriggler
- Maggot, for one
- Caterpillar, e.g.
- Grub or maggot
- Chigger, for one
- Beetle, at one time
- Baby bug
- Butterfly in youth
- Royal jelly consumer
- Maggot, e.g.
- Pre-chrysalis stage
- Baby buggy?
- Immature stage
- Cocoon constructor
- Insect stage
- Newly hatched insect
- Metamorphosis stage
- Caterpillar or doodlebug
- Grub that most people won't eat
- Cocoon weaver
- Cocoon creator
- Prepupal phase
- Cocoon maker
- Newly hatched insects
- Caterpillar or tadpole
- Cocoon contents
- Molten rock surrounding red grub (5)
- Pupa-to-be
- Grub, e.g.
- Chigger, e.g.
- Stage before the pupa
- Moth-to-be
- Immature insect
- Grub or chigger, e.g.
- Butterfly prerequisite
- Polliwog, e.g.
- Metamorphic stage
- Maggot or grub
- Newly hatched stage
- Doodlebug or caterpillar
- New insect
- Maggot
- Cocoon dweller
- Bug-to-be
- Pupa's old status
- Future pupa
- Young fly
- Future fly
- Doodlebug, e.g.
- Butterfly, formerly
- Certain insect stage
- Pre-adult insect
- Caterpillar stage, for example
- Tadpole, e.g.
- Grub or chigger
- Stage before pupa
- Metamorphosis candidate
- Future imago
- Insect form
- Polliwog, for one
- Young insect
- Woolly bear, e.g.
- Silkworm, e.g.
- Grub vis-à-vis a beetle
- Young jellyfish
- Tadpole or caterpillar
- Tadpole, say
- Caterpillar, initially
- Silkworm, for one
- Pre-pupal insect
- Caterpillar stage
- Caterpillar, for instance
- Immature bee nourished by royal jelly
- Grub of a popular variety
- Immature form of insect
- Insect grub
- Insect feeding stage
- Worm-like insect before metamorphosis
- Tadpole or caterpillar, say
- Possibly gentle little creature
- Caterpillar - grub
- Caterpillar
- Muscular vagabond embracing nymph?
- Red-hot flower's sound for a caterpillar
- Cricketer is about five, so form not yet developed
- Worker potentially right to interrupt very heated outpouring
- Juvenile form of insect
- King occupying throne with a grub
- Immature form of caterpillar
- Popular Valentines feature a nymph
- Caterpillar of particular value
- Cricketer snaffling 5's grub
- Grub right at the centre of a burning issue
- Stage in entomology
- Grub or caterpillar
- Immature stage of insect
- Cricketer's swallowed very small bug
- Creature hatching from some similar variety
- Get grub at a rendezvous in Los Angeles
- Immature stage of an insect
- Caterpillar, for example
- Insects come from this river in volcanic rock
- Los Angeles artist admitting very immature form
- Red-hot stuff about right for grub
- Immature thing, 5, cradled by cricketer
- Grub - hot stuff's about right
- Grub of spectacular variety
- Little wriggler runs inside red flower
- Future moth
- Early stage in a butterfly's life
- Undeveloped insect
- Grub right inside hot rock
- Very young peacock
- Cocoon inhabitant
- Bug baby
- Caterpillar right inside hot rock
- Developmental insect stage
- Grub, to a beetle
- Creepy-crawly
- Future flier, maybe
- Early life stage
- Butterfly-to-be
- Creepy-crawly, maybe
- Moth as an infant
- Grubby, immature youngster
- Caterpillar that will be a butterfly
- Grub said to come up hot!
- Stage before metamorphosis
- Cocoon occupant
- Immature bug
- Caterpillar, to biologists
- Immature creature
- A less than perfect insect
- Early insect form
- Baby insect
- Caterpillar, say
- Silk source
- Stage in a butterfly's development
- Stage of an insect's life cycle
- Butterfly stage
- Caterpillar or glowworm
- Stage before pupa in metamorphosis
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 14, 2026
- Your Life Choices - December 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 16, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - December 15, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 10, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 26, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 23, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 06, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 10, 2025
- Daily American - September 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 04, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 24, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 17, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - August 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 15, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 12, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - June 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 20, 2025
- Daily American - May 12, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 03, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 21, 2025
- New York Times - March 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 07, 2025
- LA Times - March 06, 2025
- Daily Quick - March 06, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 06, 2025
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