Caterpillar-type larvae

Japanese: 芋虫型幼虫 - いもむしがたようちゅう
Caterpillar-type larvae

...Large larvae with developed antennae and mouthparts on the head and three pairs of tarsus segments and clawed legs on the thorax are called spirochete larvae (three-clawed larvae), and are found in ground beetles, antlions, dragonflies, etc. Caterpillar larvae always have thoracic legs, but sometimes only vestigial abdominal legs, such as the larvae of Lepidoptera and sawflies. Larvae without either thorax or abdominal legs are called maggot larvae, such as the larvae of flies and bees.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "caterpillar-type larvae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…頭部に発達した触角,口器を備え,胸部に3対の跗節(ふせつ)とつめのある肢をもつものをシミ型幼虫(三爪(さんそう)幼虫)と呼び,オサムシ,アリジゴク,トンボなどにみられる。芋虫型幼虫は胸脚は必ずあるが,腹脚はときに痕跡程度となるものもあり,これには鱗翅(りんし)目やハバチの幼虫が入る。胸・腹脚ともにないものをうじ型幼虫といい,ハエ,ハチなどの幼虫である。…

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