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Day 137: one of the last two adults - Siphanta acuta

Day 137: one of the last two adults - Siphanta acuta
Alameda County, California, USA
March 2, 2012
The remaining two nymphs molted this afternoon. The adults measured 8.8 and 9.9 mm from "nose" to upper wingtip. The smaller one is shown, with its exuviae just behind it. That wing looks slightly crumpled, a bit short of full expansion. These two specimens stayed on Pittosporum leaves throughout the fifth-instar period.

Among the 14 hatchlings, mortality in early instars was high, all from unknown causes. Only 3 reached adulthood. However, there were no deaths after the third instar.

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Eggs on loquat leaf - Siphanta acuta Hatchlings - Siphanta acuta Hatchlings - Siphanta acuta Day 4 - Siphanta acuta Day 45: second instar - Siphanta acuta Day 68: third instar - Siphanta acuta Day 87: the green stage - Siphanta acuta Day 98: the pink-and-white stage - Siphanta acuta Day 102: green again - Siphanta acuta Day 111: fifth instar, teneral - Siphanta acuta Day 111: early fifth instar - Siphanta acuta Day 111: early fifth instar - Siphanta acuta Day 113: fifth instar, continued - Siphanta acuta Day 113: fourth and fifth instars - Siphanta acuta Day 117: fifth instar, continued - Siphanta acuta Day 119: fifth instar, continued - Siphanta acuta Day 130: adult - Siphanta acuta Day 137: one of the last two adults - Siphanta acuta

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