instar

Adjective modifier

• larval: There are usually 7 to 8 larval instars, but the number may vary from 5 to 16.
• final: Once in the final instar, I was able to use the caterpillars guide by Jim Porter to identify them.
• first: When they hatch the first instar of the larval stage is very small and makes tiny holes in the leaf.
• early: The upper image is of an early instar - probably stage 2. The search for food causes the family group to disperse.
• 5th: The 5th larval instar, is followed by the winged imago stage which are 3mm long and brown-black in color.
• second: The five young animals molted to second instar within a few weeks.

Modifies a noun

• larva: These first instar larvae look similar regardless of which species they belong to.
• nymph: Early instar nymphs have a pale area centrally on the dorsal thorax.
• s: It goes through a series of stages or instar s, shedding layers of skin to accommodate its ever increasing size.
• stage: The age structure of the populations is also noted by comparing the proportion of the different instar stages.
• caterpillar: There is an easy exit for the tiny first instar caterpillar to escape from the confines of its egg.