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Fig. 131
Eighth abdominal segment of a tortricid
larva - family Tortricidae.
Fig. 129
A tortricid larva - family Tortricidae:
(a) arrangement of crochets on an abdominal proleg;
(b) anal comb.
Fig. 132
Head and first thoracic segment of a pyralid
larva - family Pyralidae.
(honeycomb moth); Phycitinae -
Ephestia
elutella
(warehouse moth),
Plodia
interpunctella
(Indian meal moth); Pyralinae -
Pyrolls farinalis
(meal moth); Pyraustinae -
Margaritia sticticalis (larva
= beet webworm),
Ostrinia nubilalis (larva =
European corn
borer).
Fig. 130
Head and prothorax of a tortricid larva -
family Tortricidae.
spiracular plate
on prothorax with two
setae
(Fig. 132)
(three in most other
Superfamily PAPILIONOIDEA
(butterflies)
Lepidoptera).
EXAMPLES:
Crambinae -
Chrysoteuchia
culmella
(garden grass veneer moth); Ever-
gestiinae -
Evergestis forficalis
(garden pebble
moth); Galleriinae -
Galleria mellonella
Typically day-flying, colourful, broad-winged in-
sects with slender antennae which, unlike those
of other Lepidoptera, terminate in a distinct club
(Fig. 133);
labial palps long and often prominent;