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First instar #1 hatched on 25 June and photo taken 26 June 2010 -Lateral View
First instar #2 hatched on 25 June and photo taken 26 June 2010 - Lateral View
First instar #2 hatched on 25 June and photo taken 26 June 2010 - Dorsal View
#3 Formed second instar on 29 June and photo taken 2 July 2010
# 2 formed third instar on 4 July, Photo taken on 4 July 2010 - Dorsal View
# 2 Formed Third Instar on 4 July and Photo taken on 4 July 2010 - Lateral View
#3 Formed Third Instar on 5 July and Photo Taken on 9 July 2010
Color changed, the larva stopped eating and hibernated
#2 ready to hibernate as third instar - Lateral View
#2 ready to hibernate as third instar
Note the feeding pattern the young larva left on the plant. They seem to "burn" their way through the plant surface.
Fourth instar on 20 March 2011
Fourth instar on 20 March 2011
Fourth instar on 20 March 2011
| PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis On 20 June 2010 Jacque Wolfe located female at Logan Canyon,Cache County, Utah Life History Ova: 4 days Larvae: Larvae fed 14 days then hibernated as third instar. Larvae were taken out of hibernation in March 2011 and molted to fourth instar 20 March 2011. Fourth instar fed for 9-10 days before forming pupae. Pupae: 9 days to eclosure Adult: Unknown Host Plant - For photos of host plant, click on Sheep Sorel - Rumex acetosella We think this plant located at Upper Setting in the Uintas is a hybrid...possibly with Rumex paucifolius Back to Top |