Larva vs. Nymph — What's the Difference?

The six-legged immature form of a tick or mite.

A nymph (Greek: νύμφη, nýmphē; Ancient: [nýmpʰɛː], Modern: [nímfi]) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are typically tied to a specific place or landform, and are usually depicted as beautiful maidens.

A larva (plural larvae ) 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.

A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations

The newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects, developing into a pupa in species that undergo complete metamorphosis.

An immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g. a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust.

The newly hatched, earliest form of any of various animals that undergo metamorphosis, differing markedly in appearance from the adult.

A mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades.

Roman Mythology A malevolent spirit of the dead.

Greek & Roman Mythology Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.

An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.

A sexually mature and attractive young woman.

An animal in the aforementioned stage.

The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that does not pass through a pupal stage during metamorphosis. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack fully developed wings.

A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.

The eight-legged immature form of certain arachnids, such as ticks and mites.

(figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.

Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.

Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. The larvæ of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvæ are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc.

A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.

The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape.

(entomology) The larva of certain insects.

The immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

(entomology) Any of various butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.

A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.

A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.

The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.

Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; - called also naiad.

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden;

A larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)

A voluptuously beautiful young woman