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Description of the Larva of Orygmophora mediofoveata Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D. C. Eidt
D. C. Eidt
Affiliation:
Forest Entomology and Pathology Laboratory, Fredericton, New Brunswick
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The larva of Orygmophora mediofoveata Hampson is described. It has an unusual combination of features, including modifications of the spinneret, spiracles, thoracic and abdominal setae, and the tenth abdominal tergum. The most striking of these, the heavily armored anal plate, permits ready field identification.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 97 , Issue 6 , June 1965 , pp. 612 - 617
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1965

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