Nokomis Fritillary - Speyeria nokomis apacheana- Larvae

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ADULT MALE
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First Instar feeding on ovum after hatching 31 August 2010

Third Instar set to molt to Fourth Instar 14 September 2010


Fourth Instar on 15 September 2010


Fifth Instar


Sixth  Instar


Sixth  Instar

Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Located Females 20 August 2010 at the meadow near Koosharem, Sevier County, Utah.  Two females oviposited  about 350 ova but there was a very low hatch rate.  No eggs from #1 female hatched even though she laid  quite a few but not as many as  #2 female. Ova Two females oviposited  about 350 ova but there was a very low hatch rate.  No eggs from #1 female hatched even though she laid  quite a few but not as many as  #2 female. The nokomis hatched after ten or eleven days Larvae A few of these fed for twenty two days but never formed a pupa. They were placed in hibernation. Pupae Host Plant Violets Pronunciation Spay - AIR - ee - uh Back to Top