Insect stage
The crossword clue "Insect stage" is answered by LARVA, a 5-letter entry. Used 56 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LARVA
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LARVA answer page.
Used 56 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- INSTAR (3 uses in xd)
- COCOON (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LARVA
Every other clue in this collection answered by LARVA, most used first.
- Caterpillar, for one - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Immature insect - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Stage direction - ENTER, used 165 times
- Stage whisper - ASIDE, used 129 times
- Adult insect - IMAGO, used 100 times
- Stage - PHASE, used 74 times
- Initial stage - ONSET, used 66 times
- Insect stage - IMAGO, used 63 times
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