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Eclosion 
Eclosion takes place during late morning or early afternoon. The 
pupa wriggles head first part way out of the valve, and the adult 
emerges from the pupal skin (Figure 9). While the wings are expand¬ 
ing, they are held upwards, perpendicular to the body, but after 
sufficient expansion and hardening, they snap down over the 
abdomen. 
Figures 10-14. 10. Pupal case slit open to show pupa and cast larval skin. 11. 
Abandoned case with pupal skin protruding. 12. Adult female (mother of rearing lot 
78-99). Scale = 2.5 mm. 13. Wild adult resting. 14. Pupal case slit open to show 
parasitoid cocoon (Braconidae) and remains of host larva. 
