Great Blue Hairstreak - Atlides halesus - Female Emerging
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ADULTS      OVA,  LARVAE  and  PUPAE     SPECIMEN     MALE EMERGING
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Just emerged from pupa

Inflating Wings



Inflating Wings



Inflating Wings



Closeup of Head



Drying Wings

Close-up of  "Tails"

Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Todd Stout located females 5 P.M. near Rodeo Grounds  west of  Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah - 24 April 2012 N. 40.20.3.01, W 112.6.44.60 ELEVATION: 5261 feet ASSOCIATED PLANTS They were found nectaring on  Rhus aromatica==Rhus  trilobate- Fragrant Sumac, syn. Skunkbush Sumac, syn. Squawbush, Lemonade Sumac, Oak-leaf Sumac Larva Host Plant  - Atlides halesus  (Great Blue Hairstreak) - Male Emerging TIME SPENT AS: Ovum:   6 days Larva:    1st Instar -  #1, 4 days - 1st Instar was 3 mm long               2nd Instar - #2, 4 mm long  2nd instar on first day               3rd Instar -  #2, 3rd instar 2 days old was 10 mm long               4th Instar -  #4, 4th instar  was 16 mm long on 13 May 2012               Total time as larvae was about 17 days Prepupa:  #4 Prepupa 18 May 2012 - Total time between larvae and pupae was about 2 days Pupa:   Pupae reared individually in cello cups where the plant material was always fresh were about  9  mm long while those reared on a clump of mistletoe attached to a juniper limb then placed in a bottle  of  water were  7 mm long. - Pupae took 12 to 14 days to develop into adults and emerge. Adults:  unknown BROOD OR FLIGHT: Three reported Back to Top