| 31. | The next instars are flattened, oval, and scale-like.
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| 32. | After five to six instars, the nymphs will molt into adults.
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| 33. | The larva transitions through four instar stages before emerging as an adult.
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| 34. | There are at least four larval instars, or stages of development.
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| 35. | The larva of this species has 9 to 20 instars.
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| 36. | In its last instar it is white with mottled markings.
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| 37. | These first instar nymphs can then jump away from predators.
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| 38. | Early instars are black and their bodies readily absorb heat.
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| 39. | The first instar is metapneustic, later instars are amphipneustic.
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| 40. | The first instar is metapneustic, later instars are amphipneustic.
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