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Courtesy U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



Fig. 43. Mexican Cotton Boll Weevil. 1, Weevil, tack view, 

 weevil, side view; 3, fully-grown larva; 4, egg; 5, pupa 

 ready to transform; 6, adult weevil with wing covers 

 raised and wings extended, ready to take flight. 



