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instar /in·star/ (in´stahr) any stage of an arthropod between molts.
in·star (nstär)
n.
Any of the successive nymphal stages in the metamorphosis of insects or the stages of larval change by successive molts.

instar
a stage between molts in the development of an insect in which it undergoes a metamorphosis and changes its shape to a degree away from the first instar and towards the final one. The number of instars in an insect's metamorphosis varies widely between species from 5 up to 20 or more.


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suspensa, larvas de 1[grados] e 2 [grados] instares foram as mais tolerantes do que as de 3[degrees] instar na temperatura de 43,1[grados]C (Sharp e Chew, 1987).
 
 
 
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