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OVA - LARVAE- PUPAE SPECIMEN
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Female emerging - 24 May 2012
Inflating Wings
Inflating Wings
Working on assembling the two galeae to form the proboscis.
The butterfly has to go through a specific sequence of movements including
coiling and uncoiling to align the galeae
Continuing to assemble galeae while wings inflate
Wings are more open - Continuing to assemble galeae while wings inflate
Drying Wings - galeae assembled to form proboscis
Close-up of head, proboscis and legs
Antennae
Abdomen - white with dark dashes on underside - dark on upperside
| LOCATION: 22 August 2011 Jacque Wolfe ex. 2 females west of
main trail, south side of Sonora Pass, Tuolumne County, California on
host plant Solidago multiradiata. GPS: Unknown ELEVATION: 10,000 feet PHOTOS: 1. Emerging from pupa 2. Inflating wings 3. Inflating wings - dorsal view 4. Assembling galeae to form proboscis (see http://www.eje.cz/pdfarticles/373/eje_094_4_495_Krenn.pdf) for more details. 5. Continuing to assemble galeae while wings inflate 6. Wings are more open, continues to assemble galeae and inflate wings 7. Drying wings, galeae joined to form proboscis 8. Close-up of galeae assembled to form proboscis, legs and head 9. Antennae 10. Abdomen LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: 7- 8 days Larva: From first instar to hibernation at fourth instar took 20 days. They were taken out of hibernation on 1 May 2012 and were put back on Eucephalus engelmanni. They took about 15 days to mature and form pupae Pupa: 7- 8 days ( #4 was a pupa 7 days 2 hours and forty minutes) Adult: unknown Broods: one Hibernation: These overwinter as larvae Host Plant - click below for photos Solidago multiradiata Eucephalus engelmannii Back to Top |