Ametabolic
undergoing slight or no metamorphosis.
Historical Examples
Like most ametabolic and hemimetabolic Hexapoda, such nymphs continue to move and feed throughout their lives.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 Various
adjective
(of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
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