Table 1.

Characteristics associated with each physiological age for Bagrada hilaris

	N1	N2	P1	P2	P3
Ovarioles differentiated	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Follicles with yolk	No	Yes/no	Yes	Yes	Yes
Follicular relics present	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Follicular relic color	N/A	N/A	Pale yellow	Yellow to dark brownish yellow	Dark brown yellow
Follicular relics surrounding ovariole base	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes/no
Dark particles present in follicular relics	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes
Eggs present in oviducts	No	No	Yes/no	Yes/no	Yes/no