DaganH Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 I was wondering how I can truly determine what stage my larvae is in? L1,L2,L3, I bought mine recently so I don't know the exact stage their at. Does anyone has any pictures to show the differences between stages or something? Thanks everyone, Dagan Hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 Here's a photo of some L2 and L3 C. gloriosa - https://junsukkim.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/dscn4994.jpg The size of the head, legs, and spiracles are the key indicators of the instars. A freshly molted L2 can be the same physical size as a full-grown L1, but a full-grown L2 will of course be much larger than a full-grown L1. Same for a freshly molted L3 vs. a full-grown L2. At each molt, the size of the larva's hard (sclerotized) body parts increase in size very noticeably - it's only the larva's skin that is capable of expansion between molts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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