Eldana
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Eldana is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae containing only one species, the African sugar-cane borer, which is commonly found in Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and South Af
Eldana saccharina dorsal
Eldana saccharina ventral
Close-up of the head
Rows of sugarcane, the most common host plant for E. saccharina
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An instar is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow or assume a n
Eldana
…the most significant, because it is the main parasite that affects the African sugar-cane borer. It has been found to attack fourth, fifth, and sixth instar pupae. G. natalensis are attracted to the bore holes left by E. saccharina, and after entering, sting the larva, temporarily paralyzing it and allowing…
Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) development from egg to pupa, showing all the different instars
Two instars of a caterpillar of Papilio polytes