. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. ]\Iature larva. Length extended, 11 mm. There is a great variation in color and pattern, ranging from a uniform pale blue-green, through green with chocolate mark- ings, lemon yellow with chocolate, pale soiled yellow, to a uniform pink. The form here described is that with pale green body color and rich chocolate pattern. Body color, green. There is a broken mid-dorsal band of chocolate, and laterally a broad diagonal chocolate band, formed in spear-shaped patches on each segment, as shown in
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. ]\Iature larva. Length extended, 11 mm. There is a great variation in color and pattern, ranging from a uniform pale blue-green, through green with chocolate mark- ings, lemon yellow with chocolate, pale soiled yellow, to a uniform pink. The form here described is that with pale green body color and rich chocolate pattern. Body color, green. There is a broken mid-dorsal band of chocolate, and laterally a broad diagonal chocolate band, formed in spear-shaped patches on each segment, as shown in Plate ,3^lK3i^5S?7>^'''!s;^.^'^iSE^^ PLATE 6 Larva of Philotes battoides hernarclino. Upper figure, intermediate instar. Lower figure, mature larva x 7. Drawing by C. M. Dammers Overlap, white, edged above and below with chocolate. At the junction of all legs with the body there is a broad, chocolate patch. Abdomen, pale greenish white. Spiracles, soiled white. Legs, colorless, with brown tips. Prolegs, greenish white, the claspers brown. Head, jet black, and retractile. The entire larva, except the head, is covered with a fine silvery white pile. Three larval stages are illustrated on Plate 6. Pupation took place late in July, apparently without any silken attachment, in the dessicating blossoms of the Eriogoumn. 28. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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