Milbert's Tortoiseshell   -  Nymphalidae Nymphalinae Nymphalis milberti

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 IMMATURES         ECLOSURE

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Male that emerged June 08, 2007

just after emerging from the pupa
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July 06, 2006 -  Unknown sex
face

dorsal

ventral

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March 24, 2006, Antelope Island - unknown sex
Milbert's Tortoiseshell, Nymphalis milberti

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February 18, 2007 - sunning after hibernation




Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
1. Adult #4 that just emerged from pupa - Larva was  found on Stinging Nettle in a field in Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah

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Adults from  larvae collected July 6, 2006  at  Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. 
2.  face
3. dorsal
4. ventral
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5. This adult milberti is a bit tattered from over-wintering as adult. March 24, 2006, Antelope Island -  Canon D20, 100mm lens, ISO 200, F10,  1/500
©Nicky Davis
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6.  Adult milberti out for some sun after hibernating all winter -  February 18, 2007, Garr Ranch, Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah

Host Plant
For photos, click      STINGING NETTLE

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