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PUPAE SPECIMEN
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OVA
oviposited on 20 September 2010
LARVAE
First instar hatched 25 September 2010
These liked to stay right together up to the day they walked off to pupate - Photo on the same day
Top larva molted to second instar 12:44 P.M. 28 September 2010
Second instar on 30 September 2010
Second instar set to molt to third instar - 3 October 2010
Third instar - 3 October 2010
Molted to fourth instar at 10 P.M. 7 October, 2010 - Photo on 8 October 2010
Molted to fifth instar before 7 A.M. on 11 October 2010 - Photo at 9:30 A.M. 11 October 2010
Fifth instars on 19 October - 42 mm long
50 mm on 20 October, then shortened to 45 mm before walking off plant to pupate
#1 Just a little bit more brown than black 7:45 A.M. 24 October
#1 on 24 October 2010 - Slightly different color at 9:30 A.M.
Purged liquid and walked off plant at 3 P.M. to find a suitable place to form a pupa.
| PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis LOCATION: Todd Stout located female 16 September 2010 at Pima Canyon, Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona Elevation 2900 feet PHOTOS: Photos of larvae and ova on Aristolochia durior, Pipevine, the host plant. LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: 5 days Larva: 29 to 30 days between the day they hatched and the day they purged liquid and walked off plant to pupate. Pupa: Some pupae developed and butterflies emerged in the fall of 2010, others hibernated and emerged after bring them back out of the fridge in the first week of February 2012. Adult: unknown Broods: 3 to 4 Hibernation: They overwinter as pupae Host Plant Pipevine - Aristolochia durior Back to Top |