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MALE LARVA PUPA SPECIMEN
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Details - ©Nicky Davis Located females at Strawberry Reservoir, Wasatch County, Utah on June 24, 2008. Elevation 7700 feet N. 40.09.85, W. 111.11.517 Laid eggs on June 25th and the larvae hatched on June 30, 2008. These normally hibernate as 2nd instar after turning brown per James A. Scott's Butterflies of North America. I reared them under 24x7 room light by an east facing window, changed to fresh host plant daily and some of these went straight through to adult butterflies. Ova Females began ovipositing on June 25th using the lupine from Strawberry Reservoir. Larvae Larva hatched June 30th, photo taken on July 2, 2008. Larvae fed on lupine from Strawberry Reservoir 23 to 26 days before pupating. Molted to 2nd instar on July 5th, photo taken on July 6th Molted to 3rd instar on July 8th, Left photo taken on July 11th, right photo on July 13th Molted to 4th and last instars on July 14th and 15th photo Cannibalized larva photo Pupae Butterflies emerged from pupae after about 10 days. Sub-Species information "7700' in Wasatch Co. would make them pembina. The borderline between pembina and fulla (ardea) is real fuzzy- basically, a 1500 or 2000' chunk of real estate between the deserts and mountain habitats..." Andy Warren Host Lupine, unknown species from Strawberry Reservoir. Back to Top |