Variable Checkerspot Hy. wheeleri - Euphydryas anicia wheeleri - Male Adult
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EMERGENCE  
  PUPA     LARVA
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PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis

LOCATION: 
Todd Stout located females  17 May, 2008, South side of Willow Creek, 2.i miles East South East of Mona, Wasatch Mountains, Juab County, Utah. Elevation 6100 feet.  #2 photos are from these females.

Todd Stout located #1 larva at Gardner Creek by  Nephi, Juab County, Utah - 7 April 2009



PHOTOS:


LIFE HISTORY:
Ovum: 
Larva:
Pupa:

Adult:  unknown
Broods: one
Hibernation:  Overwinters as  larva

Host Plant
#2 larva were found  feeding on Indian Paint Brush


Hibernation
Despite keeping these in light 24x7 and  at 75 degrees, they hibernate as larvae.



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