Immature Stages and Life Cycle of the Wasp Moth, Cosmosoma auge (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) under Laboratory Conditions

Table 1

Larval stages duration of Cosmosoma auge raised at Cojímar, Havana, under laboratory conditions (September-October 2011).

Instar	Duration (days)		Mean ± SD
1st (𝑁 = 40)	3 (𝑁 = 15)	4 (𝑁 = 25)	3.6 ± 0.49
2nd (𝑁 = 40)	2 (𝑁 = 21)	3 (𝑁 = 19)	2.5 ± 0.50
3rd (𝑁 = 40)	2 (𝑁 = 13)	3 (𝑁 = 27)	2.7 ± 0.47
4th (𝑁 = 39)	2 (𝑁 = 8)	3 (𝑁 = 31)	2.8 ± 0.44
5th (𝑁 = 35)	3 (𝑁 = 22)	4 (𝑁 = 13)	3.4 ± 0.59
6th (𝑁 = 24)	6 (𝑁 = 7)	7 (𝑁 = 17)	6.7 ± 0.46