Descriptions of larvae, 1883-1890
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Heterocampia "bimaculata" Ld X 11. Oct 19. Eggs light-blueish green - Dull reddish brown w. many fine longit. Eight stripes. Dullit. dorsal yellows shadings. esp on 11. Head dull black. A remarkable 3 branched toothed projection from ant. 1 The branches curved and erect spiny; then proj. connected by a sholier Cra. 4 C. 11 12 a pair of similar unbranched projections from on 5. The shortest. L. 4.5. 2' Stage July 23. Red brown variegated with yellow. A dorsal yellow line salient into a lozenge shaped patch on 4-7 inch again widening from post 8 To anal lipo - mottled w. red: a wedge shaped red patch on 11-12. dorsal - Head dark red. 9mm. L. 8 3' stage July 28. Lozenge patch clearer and larger creamy with somewhat intricate fine and figures. Dorsal band broken part on 5. Remaining portions marked w. intricate fine alternately red and yellowish lines longitudinally wedge shaped patches on 11-12 similarly noted around anterally. Head large and thick reddish-brown 12 mm.