Larvae are insects that appear when the planet reaches the Insects stage. They can be crafted in an
Incubator, produced in an
Ecosystem machine, or appear naturally in the wild. Wild larvae (up to 16 at once) will spawn over time around the player's current location, so if hunting the rarer varieties, one should travel slowly and be patient.
Types[]
There are 25 total species of larvae in game:
- 3 species of base larvae
- 2 species of industrial larvae
- 20 species of butterfly larvae
Like all crafted items, finished larvae can be recycled in a Recycling Machine. If a player did not receive the desired larva from the
Incubator, they may recycle it and try again without wasting resources.
Base Larvae[]
There are 3 species of base larvae. These larvae cannot be recycled or used to generate Insect mass. Instead, they are the base ingredient for all other larvae and those that can be crafted are made in the
Biolab. Edit: Dec 2024: Cannot craft Uncommon Larvae.
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Spawn location(s) |
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Common Larva | yes | yes | Everywhere |
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Uncommon Larva | no | yes | Everywhere |
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Rare Larva | yes | yes | Everywhere |
Industrial Larvae[]
There are 2 species of industrial larvae. These larvae cannot be used to generate Insect mass, except as part of the
Beehives. Their primary use is as ingredients in machines that produce useful resources for the player. They can be crafted in the
Incubator.
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Spawn location(s) |
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Bee Larva | yes | yes | ![]() |
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Silk Worm | yes | yes | - |
Butterfly Larvae[]

All 20 butterfly types (as of v1.406) displayed in boxes. They are in alphabetic order, from top-left.
As of v1.404 there are 20 species of butterfly larvae. All of them may be placed in a machine to generate Insect mass.
Some butterfly larvae are uncraftable in the Incubator and can only be found in the wild. Two types of butterfly can only be purchased using the
Space Trading Rocket on Planet Prime, though one of those two types can be found in the wild on Planet Humble. However, these can still be recycled to yield a
Rare Larva,
Mutagen, and
Fertilizer.
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Craftable | Produced by ![]() |
Spawn location(s) |
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Azurae | 120% | yes | yes | - |
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Empalio | 120% | yes | yes | - |
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Abstreus | 175% | yes | yes | - |
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Galaxe | 175% | yes | yes | - |
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Leani | 175% | yes | yes | - |
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Fensea | 200% | yes | yes | - |
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Penga | 230% | yes | yes | - |
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Chevrone | 250% | yes | yes | - |
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Aemel | 300% | yes | yes | - |
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Liux | 500% | yes | no | - |
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Fiorente | 600% | no | no | The Highlands, Meteor Crater, southern Gate Desert (sinkholes area), |
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Lorpen | 600% | no | no | |
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Nere | 600% | no | no | Sulfur Fields, Sand Falls, The Highlands, The Grand Rift, Dune Desert, Meteor Crater, |
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Alben | 700% | no | no | Wasteland, Iridium Mine, |
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Futura | 800% | no | no | Mushroom River |
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Imeo | 1000% | yes | no | - |
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Serena | 1200% | yes | no | |
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Faleria | 1400% | no | no | 4500 ![]() ![]() |
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Golden | 1500% | yes | no | Lost Paradise, in ![]() |
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Oesbe | 1500% | no | no | 4500 ![]() ![]() |
Crafting[]
Many of the larvae can be crafted in the Incubator
Image | Name | Mult | Base | Mut | Fert | Unlock |
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Abstreus Butterfly (4.1 %) | ![]() |
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Aemel Butterfly (20.2 %) | ![]() |
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Azurae Butterfly (25 %) | ![]() |
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Bee Larva | - | ![]() |
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Chevrone Butterfly (25.3 %) | ![]() |
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Common Larva [1] | - | ![]() |
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Empalio Butterfly (25 %) | ![]() |
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Fensea Butterfly (11 %) | ![]() |
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Galaxe Butterfly (17.4 %) | ![]() |
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Golden Butterfly | ![]() |
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Imeo Butterfly | ![]() |
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Leani Butterfly (17.4 %) | ![]() |
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Liux Butterfly (20.2 %) | ![]() |
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Penga Butterfly (31.2 %) | ![]() |
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Rare Larva [1] | - | ![]() |
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Serena Butterfly | ![]() |
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Silk Worm | - | ![]() |
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Usage[]
Machine Building[]
Placed Inside[]
These items use Butterfly Larvae
Trivia[]
If you have a difficult time finding rare larvae, it may help to build an Auto-Crafter on top of a foundation grid, and use the auto-crafter's "objects within range" detection to spot larvae around you.
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