Greenish Blue, Immatures - Plebejus saepiolus saepiolus
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ADULTS     FEMALE EMERGENCE     MALE  EMERGENCE     SPECIMEN
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Larva  Development
First Instar #1 on August 2, 2008 - same day it hatched



2nd instar #7, 5 days after hatch date


3rd Instar #21 - 11 days after  hatch date

4th Instar #2 Female -  18 days  after  hatch date


4th Instar #2 Female -  18 days  after hatch date


4th Instar #21  18 days  after date hatched from egg



Pre-Pupa #21 -  23 days from hatch date

Pupa Development
#4 larva loosely silked itself onto the the clover blossoms and pupated

Female Pupa #2 Development

Pupa formed August 26, 2008 - dorsal	Pupa formed August 26, 2008 - lateral
Pupa on September 1, 2008 - dorsal	Pupa  on September 1, 2008 - lateral
Pupa 8 A.M. on September 2, 2008 - dorsal	Pupa 8 A.M. on September 2, 2008 - lateral
Pupa 9:48 A.M. on September 2, 2008 - 25 minutes before adult emerged - dorsal	Pupa 9:48 A.M. on September 2, 2008 - 25 minutes before adult emerged - lateral

Photo Details ©Nicky Davis We located females July 27, 2008, along the road to Mirror Lake, about mm 27, Summit County, Utah. Elevation 10,349 feet N 40.40.881, W 110.55.165 Ova Females oviposited July 29th - 31st on the buds and flowers of Clover, Trifolium, unknown sp.   The ova took  three to four days to develop and the larvae to hatch. Larvae The  larvae were fed on the flower blossoms of Trifolium pratense , Red Clover.  They fed  from 23 to 25 days and then either walked off the plant looking for a suitable place to pupate or they pupated directly on a blossom.  When the larvae are small they get inside the blossoms and are very difficult to locate and move to a fresh blossom.  When I couldn't find them, I put the blossome into a cello cup  with the lid on and then waited.  Many of them eventually crawled out and were located when the blossoms dried out.  However, many were never located.  Room lights were left on 24x7. Pupae These pupae developed for an average of  7 days, then the adult butterflies emerged.  Pronunciation PLEE be us       see pee O lus Host Trifolium pratense Back to Top