California Tortoiseshell, Immatures, Host Plant - Nymphalis californica

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ADULT  BUTTERFLY

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Fifth Instar
head

side

dorsal

New Pupa
pupa forming


June 25, 2006
right side - June 25, 2006
 		dorsal view - June 25, 2006
 		left side - June 25, 2006


Pupa

July 03, 2006 - the day the butterfly emerged
pupa showing development on the day the butterfly emerged


Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Larva
Fifth instar

Pupa
June 25, 2006 -New pupa
left, center, right - . June 25, 2006 - 3 views
Pupa showing development on July 3, 2006, the day the butterfly emerged
Pupated the  morning of   June 25, 2006
 

Host Plant
Click for photos of  Wild Lilac==Snowbrush==Ceanothus velutinus
Other
Larva collected  June 20, 2006 - Farmington Canyon, Davis County, Utah - Todd Stout

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