Spring Azure, Immatures- Polyommatinae (Sub-Family) Celastrina ladon echo==Celastrina echo
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Pupa Development - Butterfly eclosed 9:12 A.M. January 24, 2007

January 19, 2007 - just after removing from winter environment	January 19, 2007 - just after removing from winter conditions	January 19, 2007 - just after removing from winter conditions
January 22, 2007	January 22, 2007	January 22, 2007
January 23, 2007 - Showing greenish blue color through the wing case
8:15 A.M. January 24, 2007	Seventeen Minutes before butterfly emerged 8:55 A.M. January 24, 2007	8:56 A.M. January 24, 2007

Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Larvae was located June 22, 2006 on Wild Lilac - Ceanothus velutinus in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah Pupa  1. thru 10.  Photos of pupa after being brought into spring conditions after being in a winter environment from August 2006 until January 19, 2007 Larva 1.  June 25, 2006 -  Photos of larva on Ceanothus velutinus 2., 3.  June 27, 2006 -  Photos of larva on Ceanothus velutinus Flight: Can be from January to July  depending on location and altitude Host Plants .  Flowers of Wild Lilac - Ceanothus velutinus, Dogwood, buckeye and waxflower in the west. In the east, dogwood, viburnum and cherry flowering parts. Northern on blueberries and cherry.  Atlantic use hollies. There is also a cherry gall population that uses cherry galls made by eriophyid mites but also uses flowers of the black cherry or choke cherry. For available photos of host plants, click on RED OSIER DOGWOOD    WILD LILAC - Ceanothus velutinus Back to Top