Ovipositing on <i>Cycad</i> (IMAGE)

University of Guam

Ovipositing on <i>Cycad</i>

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An adult female Chilades pandava arches her abdomen to deposit an egg on a Cycas revoluta leaf. The larvae will emerge from the egg to feed on the expanding leaf tissue.

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Thomas Marler

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