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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
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