Keys      About      Fact Sheets      Glossary      Larval Morphology      References

Hypopharyngeal complex comparison

The following is a comparison of the hypopharyngeal complexes for the species treated in LepIntercept. All photos are oriented with the anterior end (spinneret) facing left.

Anarsia Pectinophora gossypiella Chloridea virescens *Non-Rep*
Copitarsia Helicoverpa armigera Helicoverpa zea *Non-Rep*
Mamestra brassicae Spodoptera exigua *Non-Rep* Spodoptera frugiperda *Non-Rep*
Spodoptera littoralis Spodoptera litura Trichoplusia ni *Non-Rep*
Strymon Plutella xylostella *Non-Rep* Diaphania hyalinata-indica complex
Diaphania nitidalis *Non-Rep* Diatraea considerata Diatraea lineolata
Hendecasis duplifascialis Leucinodes orbonalis Maruca vitrata
Neoleucinodes elegantalis (spinneret broken) Pyrausta Apomyelois ceratoniae *Non-Rep*
Cadra cautella *Non-Rep* Plodia interpunctella *Non-Rep* Amorbia
Crocidosema aporema Cydia pomonella *Non-Rep* Cydia splendana
Grapholita Thaumatotibia leucotreta

  LepIntercept - An identification resource for intercepted Lepidoptera larvae
  by Todd M. Gilligan and Steven C. Passoa
  Identification Technology Program (ITP), Fort Collins, CO. Last updated February 2014.