Marine Blue
Leptotes marina

Female Eclosure

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#6 Emerging from pupa
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Inflating Wings
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Inflating Wings
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Inflating Wings
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Inflating Wings
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Inflating Wings
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Drying Wings
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Close-up of head and antennae
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Close-up of legs
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PHOTO AND OTHER DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
One Female located 11 August 2010 by Todd Stout in alfalfa fields in  Lindon City, Utah County, Utah.  Female oviposited on leaves, buds, and stems when placed on bouquet of alfalfa in a small screened container  and set in dappled  sunlight.

City of Lindon 84042, Utah County, Utah
GPS N. 40.20.28, W. 111.46.15
Elevation 4503 feet

The photos are are turned on the side to fit the page better.  The butterfly was climbing up the twig.

HOST PLANTS
Alfalfa and Wild Licorice
These were reared on Sugar Snap  Peas in individual  cello cups.  Due to the difficulty of rearing such a tiny larva on an alfalfa flower, I tried using Sugar Snap Peas as the host plant. The marina seemed to grow and thrive using the peas.  In the past, Jack Harry  has suggested that I try snow pea pods for blues that use a host plant in the pea family.  In this particular bug, using the actual peas of the sugar snap peas  was satisfactory.


TIME SPENT AS:
Ova:  3 days
Larvae:  An amazing 10 days using the peas as host plant which may have accelerated growth
Pupae: 7 days
Adults:  unknown

BROOD OR FLIGHT: Several


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