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More on instars...

7/3/2015

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This larva has just completed an instar phase. You can see the skin that was shed at the top and the larva is eating it (gross!).  Below the larva, just above the paper towel, is its former "face" which was also shed. As I have found these faces before, I don't believe that the larvae eat them.
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    I am a resident of Cockeysville, Maryland. I am a pediatric nurse by trade. My husband Steve and I are avid gardeners with particular interest in pollinators, especially Monarch Butterflies.

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