Deudorix isocrates

The last instar larva is described. The alimentary canal is almost straight and more or less equal to the body length. The foregut is divisible into buccal cavity, pharynx, esophagus, and crop. The midgut extends from the mesothoracic segment to the 4th abdominal segment and bears small gastric caeca throughout its length. The hindgut is distinguished into pylorus, ileum, colon, and rectum. The rectum opens on the ventral side of the 10th abdominal segment and is traversed by Malpighian tubules, exhibiting a cryptonephridial condition. The intima of the posterior pharynx is produced into overlapping ridges and backwardly directed bristles, while it is smooth and thin in the buccal cavity, esophagus, and crop. The pupa is obtect, pale to dark brown. The adult shows sexual dimorphism: females are larger, brownish violet, with conspicuous orange patches in the forewings.

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