A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera".
Crustaceans may pass through a number of larval and immature stages between hatching from their eggs and reaching their adult form. Each of the stages is separated by a moult, in which the hard exoskeleton is shed to allow the animal to grow. The larvae of crustaceans often bear little resemblance to the adult, and there are still cases where it is not known what larvae will grow into what adults. This is especially true of crustaceans which live as benthic adults, more-so than where the larvae are planktonic, and thereby easily caught.
Capperia browni is a species of moth in the genus Capperia, known from Mexico. Moths in this species take flight in August, and have a wingspan of about 12.5 millimetres. The specific name refers to Dr. John Brown, who collected the species for examination.
Capperia meyi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Luzon.
Capperia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae.
Capperia britanniodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in western Europe, from Ireland and Spain to Norway, Germany and Italy. It has also been recorded from Romania and Bulgaria.
Capperia celeusi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from most of Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Lebanon, Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates.
Capperia trichodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in central and southern Europe.
Pterophorinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Pterophoridae.
Capperia bonneaui is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain.
Capperia taurica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ukraine and southern Russia. It has also been recorded from China.
Capperia fusca is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and southern Russia. It is also known from Turkey.
Capperia hellenica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia and Greece. It has also been recorded from Malta and Asia Minor.
Capperia maratonica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and Cyprus. It has also been recorded from the Palestinian Territories.
Capperia polonica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Sardinia, Corsica, Croatia and Greece. It has also been recorded from Asia Minor.
Capperia loranus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Capperia ningoris is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including California, Oregon and Alberta.
Capperia raptor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Colorado, Indiana and Canada.
Capperia agadirensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae which endemic to Morocco.
