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Plate 2

From: A comparative bioefficacy of seed and root extracts of a medicinal plant, Withania somnifera when administered to prepupae of lepidopteran insects, Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Pericallia ricini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

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a Latero-ventral view of normal prepupa of P. ricini. b Lateral view of prepupa showing complete ecdysial failure, 15 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. c Dorsal view of pupa with larval exuviae ruptured only from dorsal surface of thorax, 5 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. d Ventral view of pupa with larval exuviae attached to whole ventral surface of abdomen, 10 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. e Dorsal view of white untanned pupa with larval exuviae, 20 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. f Lateral view of abnormal pupa with larval exuviae attached to entire ventral surface of abdomen, 15 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. g Lateral view of abnormal pupa with malformed thorax and larval exuviae attached to whole ventral surface of the body, 20 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. h Ventral view of larval-pupal intermediate with larval prolegs and reduced left wing, 5 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. i Ventral view of larval-pupal intermediate with larval prolegs and larval exuviae, 10 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. j Ventral view of larval-pupal intermediate with swollen right wing and larval prolegs, 15 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. k Ventro-lateral view of larval-pupal intermediate with reduced left fore wing, 20 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. l Lateral view of larval-pupal intermediate with larval thoracic legs and larval prolegs, 5 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. m Lateral view of larval-pupal intermediate with partially tanned pupal abdomen, 10 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. n Ventral view of larval-pupal intermediate with highly deformed and untanned thoracic region, 15 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. o Ventral view of larval-pupal intermediate with rudimentary larval prolegs, 20 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. p Ventral view of larval-pupal intermediate with reduced right antenna, 15 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. q Ventral view of larval-pupal intermediate with partial larval thoracic legs, larval prolegs and anal prolegs, 20 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. r Ventral view of normal pupa. s Lateral view of abnormal pupa with intersegmental spaces between abdominal sclerites, 10 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. t Ventral view of abnormal pupa with white, untanned anterior part of ventral abdomen, 15 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. u Ventral view of abnormal pupa with swollen left fore wing, 5 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. v Ventral view of abnormal pupa with undeveloped thoracic legs, 15 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. w Ventral view of abnormal pupa with less tanned left wing, 5 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. x Ventral view of pupal-adult intermediate with pupal abdomen, 20 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. y Ventral view of pupal-adult intermediate with white, bifurcated pupal proboscis, 15 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. z Ventral view of pupal-adult intermediate with reduced right metathoracic leg, 15 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. aa Ventral view of pupal-adult intermediate with reduced left wing, 5 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. bb Ventral view of pupal-adult intermediate with untanned right prothoracic leg, 20 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. cc Ventral view of pupal-adult intermediate with undeveloped genitalia, 10 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. dd, ee Ventral and dorsal view of normal adult. ff Ventral view of larval-pupal-adult intermediate, 20 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. gg Ventral view of larval-pupal-adult intermediate with larval prolegs and pupal proboscis, 10 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. hh Ventral view of adultoid with pupal exuviae, 5 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. ii Ventral view of adultoid with crumpled wings, 15 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. jj Dorsal view of adultoid devoid of scales in the head and thorax region and deformed wings, 10 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. kk Ventral view of adultoid with reduced right wing, 5 μg root extracts of W. somnifera. ll Ventral view of adultoid with reduced left wing, 20 μg seed extracts of W. somnifera. Bar = 5 mm; red arrow pointing out the deformities

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