Tawny Emperor - First instar larvae - Asterocampa clyton

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Copyright © 2009 Alan Chin Lee

Tawny Emperor - First instar larvae - Asterocampa clyton

Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
June 27, 2009

Larvae are gregarious and are grouped tightly together. Note the way that the first instar larvae eat the leaf.

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Tawny Emperor - Egg Cluster - Asterocampa clyton

Tawny Emperor - Egg cluster with first instar larvae - Asterocampa clyton

Tawny Emperor - First instar larvae - Asterocampa clyton

Tawny Emperor - Remnants of the egg cluster - Asterocampa clyton

Tawny Emperor - 1st Instar larvae - Asterocampa clyton

Tawny Emperor - 2nd Instar larvae - Asterocampa clyton

Tawny Emperor - 3rd Instar larvae - Asterocampa clyton

Tawny Emperor - 4th Instar larvae - Asterocampa clyton

Tawny Emperor - 5th (final) Instar larvae - Asterocampa clyton

Tawny Emperor - 5th (final) Instar larva; pupating sequence. - Asterocampa clyton

Tawny Emperor - Pupa - Asterocampa clyton

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Tawny Emperor - Asterocampa clyton - female

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Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 22 July, 2009 - 11:32pm
Last updated 24 July, 2009 - 9:39pm

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