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LARVA MALE EMERGING ADULTS SPECIMEN
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Larvae located by Nicky Davis, Les Davis and Jacque Wolfe 19 March 2011 at Airport Hill, St. George, Washington County, Utah, 2900 Feet.
Pupa formed 24 March 2011  |
Pupa on 2 April 2011 - 2 P.M. - Butterfly emerged 3:26 P.M/  |
| Larva located by Todd Stout 29 March
2010 at West Black Ridge, near St.
George, Washington County, Utah Pupa formed 4 April 2010 |
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Two hours and 45 minutes before the butterfly emerged |
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Details - ©Nicky Davis larvae located by Nicky Davis, Les Davis and Jacque Wolfe 19 March 2011 at Airport Hill, St. George, Washington County, Utah, Elevation 2900 Feet. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Larva located by Todd Stout 29 March 2010 at West Black Ridge, near St. George, Washington County, Utah GPS N. 37º 6' 08.26", W 113º 36' 12.4" Elevation 3294 Feet Life History ova: 9 Days Larvae: over winter as larva Pupae: 11 days Adult: unknown Host Plant Mohave Wood-Aster, Xylhoriza tortifolia previously known as Machaeranthera tortifolia Pronunciation: zy-lo-RI-za tor-ti-FO-lee-a. Xylorhi'za: from the Greek xylon, "wood," and rhiza, "root," thus meaning "a woody root" (ref. genus Xylorhiza) tortifo'lia: from the Latin for "twisted leaf" Pronunciation Chlosyne acastus neumoegeni clo-sign-ee uh-cast-us new-MEEG-een-ee Back to Top |