Prolarve

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A prolarva or pre-larva is a larva that has just hatched from the egg , which is still surrounded by a thin shell and is therefore unable to move. Prolarva are mainly found in various dragonflies . It differs from the first larval stage as well as from the egg larva , which is the first larval stage in insects ( egg caterpillars in butterflies ).

supporting documents

  1. ^ A b Keyword "Prolarve" in: Herder-Lexikon der Biologie. Spectrum Akademischer Verlag GmbH, Heidelberg 2003. ISBN 3-8274-0354-5
  2. From the zygote to the prolarve. In: Hansruedie Wildermuth: The falcon dragonflies in Europe . Neue Brehm-Bücherei Volume 653, Westarp Wissenschaften Hohenwarsleben 2008, pp. 59–65. ISBN 978-3-89432-896-2 .
  3. ^ Keyword "Eilarve" in: Herder-Lexikon der Biologie. Spectrum Akademischer Verlag GmbH, Heidelberg 2003. ISBN 3-8274-0354-5