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Larva Development First instar #1  hatched July 20  photo taken July 22, 2008 Second Instar #2 formed July 29th and photo taken July 29, 2008 Third Instar #1 formed July 31st and photo taken August 1, 2008 Fourth Instar #1 formed August 3rd and photo taken August 4th - Dorsal view Fourth Instar #1 formed August 3rd and photo taken August 4th - Lateral view Fourth Instar #3 fromed August 4th and photo taken August 6, 2008 - Lateral View Fourth Instar #3 fromed August 4th and photo taken August 6, 2008 - Dorsal View Ova Oviposited July 15, 2008 Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Todd Stout located females July 12, 2008, .4 miles SW  Bountiful Peak, west side of Wasatch Mountains, Davis County, Utah elevation 8900 feet Ova Oviposited August 15, 2008 and hatched in about  five days. Larva Photos of larvae at each instar and pre-pupa.  New fourth instars were about  1/2" long.  They changed from blue-green to a yellowish color at the pre-pupa stage. Pupa Adult emerged after about  8 days. Host For photos of host plant, click on Parsnipflower Buckwheat, Eriogonum heracleoides Back to Top <