Descriptions of larvae, 1883-1890
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pans into the sup. sub-dorsal and Caudal rows. Head specimen yellows. Proleg lighter green with tapering posteriorly. Head somewhat retractile £. 4.5mm. Third Stage June 20. Inermis white with a powdered appearance The black spots with the exception of the sub- dorsal and sub-epigastric rows are hardly visible: The latter are large and contrasting. The sub-epigastric spots on seg. 223 cm smaller and placed somewhat equidistant to the ventral; lacking on anal segment. A large familio yellow blotched patch between the two rows of spots, a small epigast. spot and proleg lighter green; stannaceous with. Head Inermis yellows. £. 7mm. Fourth Stage June 24. Much an Inferior with a white appearance Spot larger, round. Yellows in males are feminine. Dorsal pain proleg and anterior of seg. 1, yellow. Whitish portion hidden by Green Funiculars. £. 13mm. Fifth Stage June 29. Mature Larva Spots much larger and reduced to a sub- dorsal row - two spots on each segment. It