Table 2. Protergum and body size of Pteroptyx tener across larval stages.

Data are presented as mean ± SD (N), with ranges shown in parentheses below.

Stage	Protergum size (mm)		Body size (mm)
	Width	Length	Width	Length
L1	0.24 ± 0.04 (26)	0.23 ± 0.04 (26)	0.32 ± 0.07 (26)	1.51 ± 0.30 (26)
	(0.14–0.33)	(0.15–0.37)	(0.18–0.40)	(0.85–2.03)
L2	0.32 ± 0.04 (35)	0.31 ± 0.06 (35)	0.42 ± 0.05 (35)	2.16 ± 0.29 (34)
	(0.22–0.38)	(0.19–0.53)	(0.31–0.52)	(1.67–2.68)
L3	0.42 ± 0.05 (35)	0.45 ± 0.08 (35)	0.61 ± 0.11 (35)	3.30 ± 0.63 (34)
	(0.33–0.51)	(0.29–0.65)	(0.41–0.83)	(2.28–4.49)
L4	0.69 ± 0.08 (34)	0.68 ± 0.08 (34)	1.11 ± 0.16 (34)	5.44 ± 0.66 (34)
	(0.54–0.87)	(0.49–0.94)	(0.81–1.57)	(4.30–7.10)
L5	0.87 ± 0.08 (34)	0.78 ± 0.18 (34)	1.46 ± 0.18 (34)	6.70 ± 0.82 (34)
	(0.70–1.04)	(0.41–1.15)	(1.05–4.64)	(4.64–8.41)
L6	0.92 ± 0.08 (34)	0.93 ± 0.15 (34)	1.57 ± 0.13 (34)	7.11 ± 0.59 (34)
	(0.71–1.06)	(0.64–1.23)	(1.31–1.84)	(6.19–8.34)