1. The nymphs are distinctive, being broad-bodied and bristly with divergent wing pads . 2. The second instar has wing pads and more segments in its antennae. 3. The wing pads are prominent, especially in the later instars. 4. The third instar is up to 2 centimeters long and the wing pads are triangular. 5. In the later stages, the wing pads become visible. 6. The fourth instar has venation in its wing pads . 7. The fifth instar is up to 3.5 centimeters long and the wing pads have changed position. 8. Females have 6 abdominal segments with a rough pronotum and have no wings, usually showing wing pads however. 9. However, wing pads appear in the second and third instars and increase in size as the nymph matures. 10. Later instar nymphs have a pair of orange spots in the middle of the upper surface of abdomen, and wing pads in later instars are marked with orange.
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