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Ovum Hatched 16 May 2012 -  First Instar photo  in egg container - 7:00 A.M. Three day old First Instar - 19 May 2012 2nd Instar - 22 May 2012 2nd Instar - 22 May 2012 2nd Instar - Photo on 25 May 2012 - 5 mm long Third Instar - just molted - 26 May 2012 - Note feeding pattern on leaves Third Instar - 27 May 2012 - 6 mm long Third Instar - 27 May 2012 - 6 mm long Third Instar - 27 May 2012 - 6 mm Third Instar - 28 May 2012 - 8 mm Third Instar - 28 May 2012 - 8 mm Third Instar - 28 May 2012 - 8 mm Fourth Instar 31 May 2012 - 1 P.M.   Fourth Instar 13 mm long - 2 June 2012 Fourth Instar 13 mm long - 2 June 2012 Fourth Instar 13 mm long - 2 June 2012 Prepupa -  9 June 2012 -  4:20 P.M. Pupa -  10 June 2012 -  3:00 P.M. PHOTO AND OTHER DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis Female ex. 8 May 2012 - Deer Creek, Four miles east of Missoula, , Missoula County , Montana, USA - Steve Kohler Elevation 3100 feet Oviposited 11 May 2012 Hatched 16 May 2012 TIME SPENT AS: Ovum:   Five Days as ovum - Laid 11 May 2012 Larva:   Twenty-five days total as a larva - Hatched 16 May 2012 6 days as first instar Molted to second instar 22 May or 6 days after hatching - 5 mm long 4 days as second instar Molted to third instar 26 May , 10 days after hatching 5 days as third instar 27 May the third instar measured 6 mm long 28 May the third instar measured 8 mm long 31 May molted to fourth instar at 1 P.M. 9 days as fourth instar 2 June 13 mm long         Prepupa -  9 June 2012 - 4:20 P.M. 1 day as prepupa Pupa - 10 June 2012 - 3 P.M. - 9 mm long Pupa: overwinter as pupae Adults: unknown BROOD OR FLIGHT: One Flight LARVAL HOST PLANT   Bearberry - Kinnikinnick - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi