Sagebrush Checkerspot - Chlosyne acastus ssp. Carbon County, Montana- Larvae
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Ova laid 24 and 25 June 2011
ovum

ova

Ovum ready to hatch 1 July 2011
ovum ready to hatch


First Instar -  1 July 2011
first instar


Second Instars with old head cases and discarded skins
2nd Instars


Third Instar
3rd Instar


Fourth Instar
4th instar


Fifth Instar
5th instar, lateral view


Fifth Instar
Dorsal view of 5th instar

PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
Steve Kohler located  female 22 June 2011 on host plant Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus  Near Belfry, Carbon County, Montana.  Oviposited 24-25 June 2011,
GPS: Unknown
ELEVATION: 5099 feet
PHOTOS: N Davis



LIFE HISTORY:
Ovum:  Female oviposited on Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
24-25 June 2011, hatched 1 -2 July 2011 - about  7 days.
Larva:  overwinter as third or fourth instar
Pupa: 
Adult: 
Broods:
Hibernation:  Overwinter as  larvae

Host Plant - click below for photos
Reared on  Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus then changed to Engelmann Aster because viscidiflorus was drying out in  my area


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