HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
ENTOMOLOGY
Question
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Which structures would be found in an eruciform larva, but not in a scarabaeiform larva?
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prolegs
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mandibles
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spiracles
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ocelli
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -1 Answer. Prolegs structures would be found in an eruciform larva, but not in a scarabaei form larva.
Detailed explanation-2: -Scarabaeiform larvae have a C-shaped, whitish body with a dark head, and well-developed thoracic legs. Eruciform larvae are caterpillar-like and have a cylindrical body and well-developed thoracic legs, and prolegs are present.
Detailed explanation-3: -caterpillar, larva of a butterfly or moth (Lepidoptera).
Detailed explanation-4: -They bear thoracic legs but lack abdominal prolegs. Grubs tend to be slow or sluggish. Scarabaeiform larvae are found in some families of Coleoptera, specifically, those classified in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
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