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Instar |
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A stage between two successive moults or ecdyses
in the life of an insect, before the adult stage
is reached. For example, a fourth instar nymph
is an immature insect that has already shed
its skin three times. |
"L" (i.e. L1,
L2, L3...) |
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Meaning 'instar'. e.g. an
L3 nymph is in its 3rd instar, meaning that
it has shed its skin twice since hatching. |
Intromittent organ |
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In male insects, an organ for the transfer
of seminal fluids from the male to the female. |
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