Table 1 in Description of the larva of Helenoscoparia nigritalis (Walker, 1855) (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Scopariinae)

Table 1 – Comparison of larval characters of H. nigritalis, S. ambigualis and E. lacustrata.
SegmentCharacterHelenoscoparia nigritalisScoparia ambigualis (after Smith 2004)Eudonia lacustrataprothoracal segmentprothoracic shieldsize, opacity, dark brown, trapezoidlarge, shiny, semitranslucent, dark brown, rather rectangularlarge, translucent, yellowish brown, trapezoidwith smooth outlineanterior edge with a dark, shallow rounded 'W' outlineanterior edge with straight outlinenot such a borderdark sepia border around anterior and lateral edgesnot such a bordersetaesix macroscopic setae on anterior edge and six in postmedian regionsix macroscopic setae on anterior edge and six in posterior regionsix macroscopic setae on anterior edge and six in posterior regionpinaculapair of broad, elongate pinacula posterior to prothoracic shielddark sepia prespiracular pinaculum and subventral pinaculum, each with two setaeyellowish brown prespiracular subventral pinaculum, each with two setaelateral with a broad, shield-like sclerotisation around spiraculum, subventral pinaculum very broad, each with two setaeprespiracular and subventral pinacula very closeprespiracular and subventral pinacula further apart (about one diameter of a pinaculum)bases of legsbroad semilunar sclerotisation at bases of legs[not described]broad, but weak shape sclerotisation at bases of legsfemurdark brown[not described]yellowish browntibiadark brownyellowish brownclawpale[not described]slightly more sclerotised than integumentthoracic segments 2 & 3dorsal pinaculatwo pairs of dorsal pinnacula, anterior very small, posterior very large, semicircular, anastomosed with the subdorsal pinaculumpair of large dorsal pinacula, separated by a distance roughly equal to the diameter of a pinaculumpair of medium dorsal pinacula, separated by a distance about 1.5 times diameter of a pinaculumsubdorsal pinacula[see above]adjacent to each dorsal pinaculum there is a large subdorsal pinaculumadjacent to each dorsal pinaculum there is a subdorsal pinaculum of similar sizelateral pinaculatwo lateral pinacula, posterior larger than anteriortwo large lateral pinaculatwo medium sized lateral pinaculasubventral pinaculumone elongate subventral pinaculumelongate subventral pinaculumelongate subventral pinaculumsetaeanteriodorsal pinaculum with two setae, posteriodorsal pinaculum with four setaetwo setae on dorsal pinacula and anterior of lateral pinaculumtwo setae on dorsal and subdorsal pinacula and anterior of lateral pinaculumone seta on subventral and posterior to lateral pinaculumone seta on subventral and posterior to lateral pinaculumone seta on subventral and posterior to lateral pinaculumventral pinaculabase of legs with circular pinaculumventrally a pair of unisetose pinaculaventrally a pair of unisetose pinaculafemurconcolorous with pinaculaconcolorous with integumentconcolorous with pinaculatibiaconcolorous with pinaculaconcolorous with pinaculaconcolorous with pinaculatarsusconcolorous with pinaculaa little paler than integument, with grey marks on baseconcolorous with pinaculasetae on legprobably up to 8 setae on each legabout 8 setae on each legnot examined