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 | | Within a week to several months, the larvae grow through 3 instars, then spin a pupal cocoon (figure 303, D) covered with grains of sand, dust, or organic debris, in which they are quite effectively camouflaged in their natural surroundings. |
 | | The pupae are initially white (figure 303, E), but they change to brownish before the adults emerge. |
 | | In the pupa, the appendages are not closely pressed to the body, and it has: the general shape and characteristics of the adult. |
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