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ADULTS SPECIMEN FEMALE EMERGENCE PUPA
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Larva
#2 First Instar - October 9, 2007
#2 molted toThird Instar October 25th - Photo October 26, 2007
#2 molted to Fourth Instar October 30th - Photo November 04, 2007
#2 molted to Fifth Instar November 6th - Photo November 09, 2007
#2 molted to Fifth Instar November 6th - Photo November 11, 2007
#5 Fifth Instar, close-up of head
Pre-Pupa
| Photo Details - ©Nicky
Davis Todd Stout collected females July 28, 2007 at 6500 feet, Johnson Pass, Stansbury Mountains, 1.9 miles ESE Blue Canyon, Tooele County, Utah. Larva diapaused five weeks, until October 9, 2007 and was then set on a blade of blue grass and fed under 24x7 lighting at about 75 degrees. Larva ate the same day, molted to 2nd instar on October 20, 3rd instar on October 25, 4th instar October 30, 5th instar on November 6. #2 larva began looking for a suitable spot to pupate on November 15 and went into a "J" formation the evening of November 16, 2007. It formed a pupa on November 18, 2007. The adult butterfly emerged December 4, 2007 #2 diapaused 5 weeks active larva stage - 38 days prepupa stage - 2 days pupa stage - 16 days Description 1 3/8 to 1 11/16" They have two eyespots and the upper eyespot is larger in the male but about the same size in the female. Eyespots are of equal distance from the outer edge of wing. Dark basal half of hindwing underside is separated from lighter outer half by an irregular dark line. Univoltine and the larvae hibernate immediately after emerging. Habitat Juniper or pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush Host Grasses Back to Top |