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Euschistus tristigmus life cycle collage

Euschistus tristigmus photographed at each instar. This species is variable in color and the density of punctations. These pictures are not of the same individual, but were reared from the same egg mass. Species identification was confirmed in the parent and the adult

 

Compare the relative length of the dorsal sclerites of different instars.

 

Top – Eggs, almost mature

Center – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd instar

Bottom – 4th, 5th, and Adult

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Uploaded on February 8, 2019
Taken on July 17, 2018