. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. PLATE 23 Mature larva of Erinnyis obscura, green form, on a branch of Philibertia heteropliylla, slightly enlarged. Reproduced from painting by Comm. Charles M. Dammers In the first instar the larva is yellow-green, with a mauve shading along the mid-dorsal line. The caudal horn is brown- ish black, and is exceptionally long up to and including the second instar, after which it is replaced by a button. Mature larva. Length, extended, 51 mm. There are two color forms; a green, and a mottled bro
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. PLATE 23 Mature larva of Erinnyis obscura, green form, on a branch of Philibertia heteropliylla, slightly enlarged. Reproduced from painting by Comm. Charles M. Dammers In the first instar the larva is yellow-green, with a mauve shading along the mid-dorsal line. The caudal horn is brown- ish black, and is exceptionally long up to and including the second instar, after which it is replaced by a button. Mature larva. Length, extended, 51 mm. There are two color forms; a green, and a mottled brown. In some examples a green shade will persist through the first three instars, and then be replaced by brown. Green form. Body, pale green, liberally sprinkled with white dots. A narrow dorso-lateral white line extends from the fore part of the face to the caudal button. The latter is orange. Infrastigmatal area, yellow-green. Spiracles, pale brown. Legs, colorless. Prolegs, light brown, with gray claspers. Anal prolegs, pale green. Abdomen, pale green. See Plate 23. Head pointed and flattened; pale green, speckled with white. A white stripe runs longitudinally across each cheek. Ocelli, white. Mouth parts, light brown. Brown form. Ground color, pale brown, speckled and blotched with black. There is a narrow black mid-dorsal line running longitudinally on the first three segments; also there occurs a prominent lateral line running longitudinally which is 129. 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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