Hi Suzanne,
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Originally Posted by Suzanne B
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That is a
very interesting picture - has me baffled somewhat.
To distinguish 2-spot from 10-spot larva it's usually enough to look at the bottom row of brushes on the abdomen. All/mostly white indicates 10-spot, clear black brushes on the mounts (usually gray-ish) indicates 2-spot. These are "interesting" in that they're a tad too dark for my taste of 10-spot and too light for 2-spot. But 10-spots are generally also more "light" coloured all over, where as 2-spot has a more darkish gray basecolour in comparison. Based on that I think this is most likely a 10-spot, but I'm not as sure as I usually would be (say 80-20 in favour of 10-spot ??)
Having said all that, please keep in mind I'm also only very much a "beginner" at all of this and still learning
Cheers, Arp