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Bristly rose slug The bristly rose slug is the most common rose slug in California and is the larva of a sawfly.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Bristly rose slug The bristly rose slug is the most common rose slug in California and is the larva of a sawfly.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Obligate diapause solves this by ensuring that the whole population goes dormant just before pupation, the final transformation from larva to adult.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025
In its first winter, the larva enters a quiescent state, pausing its development until conditions improve.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Bristly rose slug The bristly rose slug is the most common rose slug in California and is the larva of a sawfly.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Obligate diapause solves this by ensuring that the whole population goes dormant just before pupation, the final transformation from larva to adult.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025
In its first winter, the larva enters a quiescent state, pausing its development until conditions improve.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larva
nymph
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Periodical cicadas, found only in eastern North America, live underground as nymphs for either 13 or 17 years before emerging above ground in massive numbers.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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These eggs take approximately six to ten weeks to hatch, releasing cicada nymphs that burrow into the soil and latch onto tree roots.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Larva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larva. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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