Table 2 Volumes of Harmonia axyridis organs.

From: Micro-CT data of complete metamorphosis process in Harmonia axyridis

Stage

brain (μm3)

ventral nerve cord (μm3)

digestive system (μm3)

PP1(4 h)

13878272.00

11852288.00

323394560.00

13695318.71

12434579.39

272872407.62

13704192.00

19815424.00

217164288.00

PP2(8 h)

13772672.48

14495791.42

236264005.18

13900321.12

18155371.04

239753357.93

14551552.00

16513344.00

285144576.00

PP3(12 h)

15803392.00

19683840.00

295512064.00

13037400.27

15050043.79

240692261.56

12952982.49

16914784.61

233167411.24

PP4(16 h)

22378262.44

18365672.38

237572235.15

13095627.12

13699454.76

189189703.62

9273945.63

20784960.00

167174322.99

PP5(20 h)

14759685.18

16965369.89

212586642.56

14334976.00

19658752.00

188979712.00

15111729.17

17506426.45

185445644.13

P1(48 h)

20489843.46

24851772.15

202338408.35

15242381.40

11791402.55

204275997.34

17414540.12

20867411.24

208712550.82

P2(72 h)

18855364.16

18678292.71

214416711.40

19277777.57

17365080.16

196269607.97

20517476.85

23852220.39

205983878.63

P3(96 h)

24684015.84

23278821.67

199466923.38

25527650.07

22327542.09

196034069.08

24312408.52

27714992.00

211775767.51

P4(120 h)

23531742.46

21655140.03

203309522.57

27637039.05

30716011.50

201127770.39

23844232.20

26024505.44

237676905.20

  1. PP refer to prepupa, P refer to pupa.