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Ova
Ova showing development
Hatched 26 March 2011
Second Instars 1 April 2011
Third Instars 5 April 2011
Molting to Fourth Instar on 10 April 2011
Fourth Instars 13 April 2011 - Still feeding
Just molting to the hibernatiion larva stage on the 23 April 2011
Fourth Instar as of 29 April 2011 - No longer feeding
| PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis Doug Mullins located female 15 March 2011 on host plant Machaeranthera asteroides , Santa Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona ELEVATION: unk PHOTOS: N Davis LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: Larva: overwinter as third and fourth instars. When they molt but the head case is the same size and the previous one, they are just molting to the overwinter stage. Pupa: Adult: Broods: Hibernation: Overwinter as third and fourth instars Host Plant Machaeranthera asteroides Reared on Machaeranthera tortifolia Back to Top |