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What color is this larva?

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A friend gave me a few eggs to raise and this little guy has me stumped on his color. I dont see any eyes. He has color down the middle, but not along the sides. I included a picture of him with one of his siblings (who hatched a few days before him so is bigger).

Do albinos born to colored parents(recessive carriers) have some color and then gradually lose it?
 

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Very interesting! No ideas, but I'm curious what other people have to say...
 
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Yes, an albino born to a pigmented mother will have pigment in the egg from the mothers cells. It will lose the pigment as it grows. Looks albino to me, as the eyes have no pigment.
 
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Some of my hatchings are the same, born from a wildtype girl and golden albino male. Thought it was pretty neat.
 
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