Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue - Euphilotes ancilla - Pupae
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OVA & LARVAE    FEMALE EMERGING        SPECIMEN



PUPAE
#44 Pupa formed 24 July 2010
#44 pupa formed 24 July 2010
#44 Pupa formed 24 July 2010
#44 pupa

#5 Pupa formed 26 July, photo on 6 August 2010
#5 pupa formed 26 July, photo 6 August 2010
#5 Pupa formed 26 July, photo on 6 August 2010
#5 pupa formed 26 July, photo on 6 August 2010
#5 Pupa formed 26 July, photo on 6 August 2010
#5 pupa

#5 Pupa formed 26 July, photo on 8 August 2010  6:28 A.M.
Adult emerged  8:04 A.M.
#5 pupa
#5 Pupa formed 26 July, photo on 8 August 2010 6:28 A.M.
Adult emerged  8:04 A.M.
#5 pupa








PHOTO AND OTHER DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
Females located by Todd Stout 22 June 2010 in Farmington Canyon, West side of the Wasatch Mountains, 1.3 miles NNE of the city of Farmington, Davis County, Utah.  Elevation  5300 feet.

TIME SPENT AS:
Ova:  4 days
Larvae:  23 - 24 days - Feed on flowers
Pupae:  13 to 15 days
Adults:  unknown
Overwinter as pupa
Brood or Flight: One

HOST PLANT
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Parsnipflower Buckwheat - Eriogonum heracleoides


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