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FIG. 115. Life stages of various insects 



/, red-legged locust (Melanoplusfemur-rubruni); 2, squash bug (Anasa tristis); j, dragon- 

 fly (Lib e Hula) ; 4, June bug (Melalontha) ; 5, wasp (Sphex gryphus). a, eggs ; t>, larva (not 

 shown for j) (in / and 2 the larva is similar in general form to the adult ; successive stages 

 are attained by molting, 2 ) ; c, pre-adult (in 4 and 5 this is a resting stage, or pupa) ; 

 d, adult. The larva of the wasp develops within the caterpillar buried by the mother wasp 



