VPA 221: Veterinary Entomology and Acarology (1+1)

SAND FLIES - PUPA

• Pupal stage lasts for 1 to 2 weeks
• Last larval skin is not discarded, so the pupa remains in an upright position with the last larval skin attached to it
• It has a triangular head and a curved abdomen
• It resembles a miniature ram since the long antennal sheath curves below its eyes making it to look like a rams horn