# Shoudn't there be a "larva" option in life stage annotations?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/shoudnt-there-be-a-larva-option-in-life-stage-annotations/78428>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [May 2, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/shoudnt-there-be-a-larva-option-in-life-stage-annotations/78428 "2026-05-02T23:15:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/shoudnt-there-be-a-larva-option-in-life-stage-annotations/78428/4 "2026-05-02T23:27:39Z")

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some related previous discussions:  
[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/lets-talk-annotations/627/472](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/lets-talk-annotations/627/472)  
[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/life-stages-missing-in-subclass-pterygota/53617](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/life-stages-missing-in-subclass-pterygota/53617)

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