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Gallery

Catalog Genoveva Azure Gallery

Adults

Ogyris genoveva form genua (Waterhouse)

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Photography by R. Grund
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Photography by R. Fisher

Males

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Photography by R. Grund
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Photography by R. Fisher

Females

Ogyris genoveva form splendida (Tindale)

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Eggs

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Photography by R. Grund

Egg destroyed by newly emerged parasitoid wasp. The wasp is about 1 mm long.

Larvae

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Photography by L. Hunt
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Photography by L. Hunt

First instar larvae,
head on right

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Photography by L. Hunt
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Photography by R. Fisher

Large mature larva and small immature larva (heads on right)

Mature larva destroyed by numerous small parasitoid braconid wasp larvae (Apanteles sp)

Larval Attendant Ant

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Photography by L. Hunt
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Photography by L. Hunt

Mature larvae (heads on left) and attendant ant Camponotus nigriceps.
Ant is 12 mm long.

Rear eversible organs on larva with attendant ant Camponotus nigriceps

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Photography by R. Fisher

Rear eversible organs on larva with attendant ant Camponotus consobrinus. Ant is 10 mm long. The median dorsal sugar secreting organ is situated between, and slightly anterior of, the two white eversible organs.

Pupae

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Photography by R. Fisher

Pupae and attendant ants Camponotus consobrinus (Pupae are about 20 mm long)