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Mormonia nectaring just past mm 27 along the Mirror Lake Highway
Mormonia nectaring just past mm 27 along the Mirror Lake Highway
Mating pair, July 21, 2006 - Ephraim Canyon, Sanpete County, Utah
Big Cottonwood Canyon (Meadow by Donut-falls turnoff), Salt Lake County, Utah
Big Cottonwood Canyon (Meadow by Donut-falls turnoff), Salt Lake County, Utah
Big Cottonwood Canyon (Meadow by Donut-falls turnoff), Salt Lake County, Utah
Big Cottonwood Canyon (Meadow by Donut-falls turnoff), Salt Lake County, Utah
Female from Guardsman Pass
Female from Guardsman Pass
Tip of Female's Abdomen
Ovum
From Female located 24 August 2010 up Guardsman Pass, Salt Lake County, Utah
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©Nicky Davis 1., 2. Mormonia nectaring just past mm 27 along the Mirror Lake Highway, Duchesne County, Utah. N. 40.40.881, W. 110.55.165 Elevation 10,349 feet 3. Mating pair, July 21, 2006 - Ephraim Canyon, Sanpete County, Utah 4. Dorsal, 5.ventral and face, 6. dorsal - Big Cottonwood Canyon (Meadow by Donut-falls turnoff), Salt Lake County, Utah 7. 8. . Female from Guardsman Pass- Underwing and Upperwing 9. Tip of Female's abdomen 10. Ovum from Female located at Guardsman Pass Meadow. Female ovip[osited in a paper bag with pansy and viola clippings in the bottom. Although she oviposited 16 eggs, none of them hatched. Habitat - For photo of female's location, click on Female from Guardsman Pass Meadow 40º 36' 35.41" N. 111º 32' 02.34" W. Elevation 9219 feet Back to Top |