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Spiracle; A hole in the side of a butterfly or moth (larva, pupa, and adult) which opens into the trachea.
The trachea takes oxygen directly to the tissue of the insect.
Spiracles can become larger or smaller to control the amount of water loss in the insect. (Wikipedia)
Spiracles are usually football or oval shaped.
Click on the Canna Skipper photo below to see spiracles and trachea tubes through its skin.

Spiracles on an Imperial Moth caterpillar preparing to pupate

Canna Skipper Caterpillar Spiracles Trachea

Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar Spiracles Regal Moth

Spiracles on Imperial Moth Caterpillar

Canna Skipper Caterpillar showing Spiracles and Trachea Tubes

Hickory Horned Devil Spiracles

Cecropia Moth Caterpillar Spiracles

Banded sphinx Moth Caterpillar Spiracles

Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar Larva Spiracles

Banded Sphinx Moth Caterpillar Spiracles

Polyphemus Moth Caterpillar Spiracles

Prominent Moth Caterpillar Spiracles

Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar Spiracles

Giant Swallowtail Chrysalis Spiracles

Black Swallowtail Chrysalis Spiracles

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Spiracles

Promethia Moth Adult Spiracles


Monarch Butterfly Spiracles	Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly Spiracles

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