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Onisciform

Platyform larvae are larvae that are broad and flattened. In some species legs are present but this is not always the case.

A photograph of a Water Penny beetle larva.

A photograph of a Water Penny beetle larva.
Photograph by TheAlphaWolf licensed under Creative Commons.

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