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ADULTS ADULT EMERGENCE PUPA
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Ova
Female oviposited 11 July 2009
First Instar hatched 18 July 2009
Three day old First Instars that hatched 19 July 2009 - Note the feeding pattern on the blade of grass
Five day old First Instars that hatched 19 July 2009 - Set to molt to second instar
10:18 A.M. 25 July 2009 - Molt to Second Instar
Third Instar formed 1 August 2009 - Photo taken on 5 August 2009
Molted to Fourth Instar on 15 August 2009 - 9/16th inches long - Photo on 16 August 2009
Molted to Fourth Instar on 15 August 2009 - 9/16th inches long - Photo on 16 August 2009
Molted to Fourth Instar on 15 August 2009 - Photo on 19 August 2009
25 August 2009 - Two days before the pupa formed.
| PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis LOCATION: By Todd Stout at Big Springs Hollow, South Fork of Provo Canyon, Utah County, Utah, July 11, 2009 GPS: N. 40.20.0585, W. 111.31.2668 ELEVATION: 5723 PHOTOS: Female oviposited on 11 July 2009 and two hatched 18th and three hatched 19th July 2009 LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: 8 days Larva: 39 to 52 days Pupa: 10 days Adult: Broods: Hibernation: They overwinter as fourth instars per "The Butterflies of North American" James A. Scott I kept them at about 75 F. and in light 24x7 and they all went through to adults. Larval Host Plant: Smooth Brome - Bromus inermis Habitat: Woodlands, grassy places. See Big Springs Hollow Back to Top |