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basically simple and rather generalized in some respects (e.g.
genitalia), they are highly specialized in others... Geometrine larvae surely include some of the most elaborately specialized forms in the whole of the Geometridae" |
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| Nemoria bistriaria ovum Photo, Jason Weintraub, ANSP | Nemoria bistriaria ovum , clearing stage with visible larva | Nemoria tuscarora ova | Chloropteryx paularia ova |
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| Dichorda rectaria, ex ovum, parent female coll. Jemez Springs, Sandoval Co. NM Photo Michael Canfield | Chloropteryx paularia, ex ovum, on Lantana Parent female collected N. Andros Island, Bahamas | Nemoria lixaria, ex ovum; Parent female collected Pocomoke River State Park, Snow Hill, Worcester Co., MD |
Additional images for selected species:
Chlorochlamys appellaria larvae