Larvae Morphology
Head mostly prognathous with 6 pairs of stemmata; AF2 absent; adfrontal sclerite elongate, extending to deeply incised epicranial notch.
Secondary setae:
absent
Body setae on verrucae:
absent
Body setae on chalazae:
absent
Body setae on scoli:
absent
Larval body description:
Body slightly depressed, white to green with darkly pigmented plates and head; 7-12 mm in length.
Spinneret:
present
Larval thorax description:
Thorax with prespiracular sclerite fused to pronotum; spiracle usually free from prespiracular sclerite. Coxal plates fused, at least on prothorax. Legs well developed; tarsi without enlarged, squamiform seta.
Thoracic glands:
absent
Thoracic legs:
present
Larval abdomen description:
Prolegs greatly reduced on segments 3-6, absent on last segment (10).
Abdominal glands:
absent
Abdominal prolegs:
present
Proleg configuration:
reduced
Proleg size:
vestigial
Crochets:
multiserial, in transverse rows
Crochet arrangement description:
Crochets arranged in several more or less definite transverse rows that gradually decrease in size from center.
Anal comb on A10:
absent
