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DAY
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STAGE (AND CHARACTERISTICS)
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0
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Egg
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1.5 ? 2
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First instar larva (active feeding)
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2 ? 3
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Second instar larva (active feeding)
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3 ? 6
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Third instar larva (active feeding)
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6 ? 7
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(Cessation of feeding, resting stage, and defecation)
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7 ? 8
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Prepupal stage (resting continues)
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8 ? 9
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White pupa with gradual yellowing
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9 ? 10
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Yellow pupa with eye color developing
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10 ? 11
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Eye-color prominent; pigmentation of head and thorax
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11 ? 12
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Fully pigmented head and thorax
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12 ? 13
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Entirely pigmented body; males begin to eclose
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13 ? 14
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Females eclose
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14
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Emergence from host puparium
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