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MALE ADULT EMERGENCE FEMALE SPECIMEN
A couple of hours prior to eclosure - 2006
New Pupa - 2006
Larva - 2006
Larva #1 - a rose/pink color
Larva #2 - a younger larva - pale green color - 2006
Larva #3 - a mature larva with the previous color changing to include a yellow/brown tinge. - 2006
Ovum - 2 October 2010
Second Instar - 8 October 2010
Third Instar - 11 October 2010
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©Nicky Davis Larvae collected North of the Gun Cub on Wasatch Blvd., Salt Lake County, Utah , September 16, 2006 Pupa 1., 2. Pupa just before eclosure on October 5, 2006 3.,4. New pupa Larva The coloring of the Strymon melinus is variable. They all have a double-dashed dorsal stripe. These are photos of three different larvae at different stages of growth. Larva #1 - A rose/pink color 1. lateral - September 17, 2006 2. dorsal - September 17, 2006 Larva #2 - A younger larva - pale green color . The double-dashed dorsal stripe is still visible. 1., 2. Two views of larva - September 17, 2006 Larva #3 - This mature larva has a yellow/brown color tinge. the double-dashed dorsal stripe is still visible. 1., 2. Two views of larva - September 17, 2006 Ovum 2 Oct 2010, ovum located on Eriogonum racemosum Larvae Photos of second and third instar. Host Plant A great variety of plants can be used by this species as the larval host plant. They usually eat the flowers and fruit of plants in the pea and mallow family. For photos of the host plant for these larvae, click on REDROOT BUCKWHEAT - ERIOGONUM RACEMOSUM Back to Top |