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PUPAE FEMALE #2 WITH TYPICAL MARKINGS EMERGING FEMALE #3 EMERGING (EXTRA BAR MARKING ON WING MALE EMERGING SPECIMEN
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Young Instar - Probably a First Instar on 16 September 2011
Second Instar - 19 September 2011
Third Instar - 23 September 2011
Third Instar - Yellow and cream
Third Instar
Third Instar
Third Instar - Rufous colored
Fourth Instar
Fourth Instar
Fourth Instar - Rufous colored
Fourth Instar - Cream with lemon yellow markings
Closeup of Front color pattern
Closeup of End color pattern
Prepupa
Prepupa
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Details - ©Nicky Davis Les & Nicky Davis, Jacque Wolfe and Jack Harry located larvae near Little Flat Top, Emery County, Utah - 12 September 2011 Elevation - 5025 Feet It has been reported that this subspecies is associated with ants and many of the host plant in this area were in ant beds and the ants were all over the plant. Host Plant For photos of host plant, click on Sand Buckwheat - Eriogonum leptocladon Habitat For photo of butterfly habitat, click on Little Flat Top Back to Top |