Small Wood-Nymph, Pupa - Cercyonis oetus charon

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Pupa Development

Pupa #1 formed October 13th - photo on October 15th	Pupa #1 formed October 13th - photo on October 15th
Pupa #1 - photo on October 25th - 45 minutes before adult eclosed	Pupa #1 - photo on October 25th - 45 minutes before adult eclosed
Pupa #2 formed  October 21st, photo taken the same day	Pupa #2 formed  October 21st, photo taken the same day
Pupa #2 on November 1st, 3 1/4 hours before the butterfly emerged
Pupa #3 formed  October 26th, photo taken November 5th	Pupa #3 formed  October 26th, photo November 6th - 5hrs. prior to eclosure

Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Female collected by Todd Stout - August 1, 2007, 9000 feet, Francis Peak Road, 1 mile South Southeast of Francis Peak, Davis County, Utah. Of 6 eggs, 6 hatched and all of them fed on grasses and matured. Pupa The pupae took about 12 days to eclose 1., 2., 3., 4.  Pupa #1 5., 6., 7.  Pupa #2 8., 9.  Pupa #3 Characteristics Green body and head after first instar. Whitish lateral stripe.  Dark dorsal stripe. Two dark subdorsal stripes on each side. Light colored hairs on head and body. Two short reddish/orange rear horns. Host Plant Grasses This caterpillar  was started on blades of Bluegrass Back to Top