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Tobacco Budworm Moth - Hodges#11071 (Chloridea virescens)
Photo#699644
Copyright © 2012
Ted C. MacRae
Tobacco budworm eggs -
Chloridea virescens
These eggs were laid on a soybean (
Glycine max
) pod by a laboratory-reared adult female. Approximately 9X life size (photographed at 8X life size and cropped ~10–15%)—see
Life at 8X—Guide to lepidopteran eggs on soybean for details.
Contributed by
Ted C. MacRae
on 4 September, 2012 - 12:49am
Wonderful, Ted
What a great series of images!
…
john and jane balaban
, 4 September, 2012 - 11:38am