Line art illustration of tubercles (raised mounds from which bristles, or hairs, arise) on the top and sides of Lepidoptera (moth and butterfly) larvae. Tubercle characteristics can help to distinguish the species.
Line art illustration of tubercles (raised mounds from which bristles, or hairs, arise) on the top and sides of Lepidoptera (moth and butterfly) larvae. Tubercle characteristics can help to distinguish the species.
Credit: Adapted from Alvah Peterson, Ohio State University