Larva: a medium sized bathophilus-type. Very difficult to distinguish from other members of the C. oppositus-group. Gula and frontoclypeus dark to very dark, sometimes with darkening of regions beside the frontoclypeus. Mentum essentially as in other members of the C. oppositus-group, i.e c2 teeth largely separated from c1 (type II) and 4th laterals reduced to about the level of the 5th laterals (type II). Ventromentum with about 32 - 42 striae. . Pecten epipharyngis with about 14 - 16 teeth. Premandible with the usual two teeth, inner tooth about twice as wide as the outer (1.9 - 2.4). Mandible length about 220 - 255 micron from tip to heel; with third inner tooth pigmented and usually partially separated (type II); 10 - 14 bristles in the pecten mandibularis and 11-17 striae on the outer surface near the base. Antenna generally slightly shorter than in C. pseudoppositus; AR 2.08 - 2.37; A1 about 2.8 to 3.8 times as long as wide, and about 0.38 - 0.4 of VHL, ratio of antennal segments ('m) 119 : 27 : 8 : 12 : 7 .
Cytology: Four polytene chromosomes with the pseudothummi-cytocomplex combination: AE, BF, CD, G. Arm G commonly without a nucleolus, although a small one may be developed near the middle of the arm. There is an obvious BR (BR2?) near the middle of the arm, the small BR3 is about half way between the large BR and the distal end of the chromosome, and the site of the potential BR4 is at the presumed centromere. Polymorphism found in arms C, D and E.
jacA1: 1a-e, 11-10, 2c-1f, 3e-2d, 8-9, 3f-i, 12c-a, 4-7, 13-19 as oppositus A4
jacB1: Large puff with distal dark bands (groups 8 - 7)are towards the distal end of the arm. as oppositus B2
jacC1: as oppositus C5
jacD1: 1-2, 16-14h, 19c-a, 8-3e, 10a-c, 17-18, 12-10d, 3a-d, 9e-a, 13-14g, 19d-24 as oppositus D4
jac D2: approx. 1 - 2, 16 - 14h, 19c-a, 8 - 3e, 10a-c, 17 - 18, 12 - 10d, 3a-d, 9e-c, 14g - 13, 9ab, 19d - 24
jacE1: 1 - 3e, 10b - 3f, 10c - 13 as oppositus E1, halophilus, etc.
jacE2: 1 - 3e, 10b - 7c, 3f - 7b, 10c - 13
jacF1: 1-2a, 10-2b, 11-23 as oppositus F1
The pupa is also typical of the C. oppositus- group, with only one or two spines on the spur.