▁trans verse ▁c ly pe us , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁ter g ite ▁is ▁fin ely ▁sculpt ed ▁with ▁longitud inal ▁lines . ▁The ▁color ▁is ▁basically ▁black ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁legs , ▁which ▁are ▁brown , ▁the ▁dark ▁brown ▁anten na e , ▁the ▁brown ▁c ly pe us ▁and ▁mand ibles , ▁the ▁brown ▁ov ip os itor ▁and ▁the ▁dark ▁brown ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁ab d omen . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁This ▁was p ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Canada , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁Gu atem ala ▁and ▁Venezuela . ▁ ▁Life ▁cycle ▁This ▁was p ▁shows ▁a ▁considerable ▁degree ▁of ▁synchron ization ▁with ▁its ▁host ▁species . ▁When ▁par as it izing ▁the ▁sun flow er ▁stem ▁we ev il , ▁the ▁female ▁was p ▁l ays ▁a ▁single ▁egg ▁into ▁a ▁first ▁inst ar ▁lar va , ▁which ▁fe eds ▁just ▁under ▁the ▁e pid erm is ▁of ▁the ▁stem ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁within ▁reach ▁of ▁the ▁was p ' s ▁ov ip os itor . ▁By ▁the ▁winter , ▁the ▁host ▁lar va ▁is ▁fully ▁developed ▁and ▁enters ▁dia p ause ▁in ▁a ▁chamber ▁near ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁plant . ▁The ▁was p ▁lar va , ▁still ▁contained ▁within ▁its ▁living ▁host , ▁also ▁enters ▁dia p ause . ▁In ▁the ▁spring , ▁the ▁was p ▁lar va ▁res umes ▁feed ing ▁and ▁after ▁about ▁ 2 1 ▁days ▁che ws ▁its ▁way ▁out , ▁feed ing