Western Green Hairstreak Callophrys affinis affinis - Adult Emerging
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Butterfly after emerging and climbing to the top of a stem
emerged


Inflating wings
inflating wings


Inflating Wings
inflating wings


Inflating Wings
inflating wings


Drying Wings
Drying Wings


Close-up of Face
close-up of face

PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
LOCATION:Nicky Davis & Les Davis located Female on 21 July 2011, Guardsman Pass, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah
N.  40.36.35.56, W.  111.32.06.29
Elevation 9225

HOST PLANTS
Parsnipflower Buckwheat - Eriogonum heracleoides

HABITAT
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Guardsman Pass


TIME  AS:
Ova:  4-5 days
Larvae: 17-20 days
Pupae: Overwinter as pupae
Adults:  unknown

BROOD OR FLIGHT: One Flight



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