Sagebrush Checkerspot - Chlosyne acastus ssp. Carbon County, Montana- Specimen
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Male dorsal (Less orange)
Male dorsal

Female dorsal (less orange)
Female dorsal




Male dorsal (More orange)
darker orange male


Female dorsal (More orange)
Female dorsal



Male ventral
Male ventral

Female ventral
Female ventral




PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
Steve Kohler LOCATED  female 22 June 2011 on host plant Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus  Near Belfry, Carbon County, Montana
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:  unknown
Broods: unknown
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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