Crossword puzzle clue "bioluminescent larva"

a beetle, the wingless female and other stages of which emit light from the abdomen

any of various nocturnal insects which emit phosphorescent light

GLOWWORM, a beetle, the wingless female and other stages of which emit light from the abdomen

APHID, a plant-louse, a small homopterous insect that sucks plant juices, also APHIS

to cadge

a coarse woollen braid, also CADDICE