Lupine Blue, Male Emergence - Plebejus lupini lutzi Home  -     Butterflies    -   Swallowtails     -   Whites and Sulphurs    -  Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues & Metalmarks   -     Brushfoots     -     Skippers    Photo & Other  Details     Characteristics & Utah Range Map Scroll down for all photos of a FEMALE EMERGING FROM PUPA.  For other photos and information, click on your choice of MALE     FEMALE      FEMALE EMERGENCE   LARVA       PUPA     SPECIMEN _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Male trying to emerge from pupa Male had trouble shedding the pupa shell With a little help he finally shed most of the pupa shell Inflating Wings Inflating Wings Inflating Wings Inflating Wings Drying Wings Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Todd Stout located females on Parsnipflower Buckwheat - Eriogonum heraceoides July 12, 2008, .4 miles SW  Bountiful Peak, west side of Wasatch Mountains, Davis County, Utah elevation 8900 feet Photos of male emerging from pupa. Host For photos of host plant, click on Parsnipflower Buckwheat, Eriogonum heracleoides Back to Top