Two-tailed  Swallowtail,  Larvae -  Papilio  multicaudata pusillus
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Ova - developing ova
developing ova
Multicaudata ova
multicaudata ova
larva #2 a few hours after hatching
larva #2 a few hours after eclosure from ova



Just after molt to 2nd instar
just after molt to 2nd instar



Head just after molt to 2nd instar
head just after molt to 2nd instar



Side view of 2nd instar on June 23, 2006
side view of 2nd instar on June 23, 2006



Second Instar - Dorsal view of larva on June 23, 2006
dorsal view of larva on June 23, 2006



Third instar just emerging from old skin - old head case still on
Third instar just emerging from old skin - old head case still on


Third Instar, 11:12 P.M. June 25, 2006
3rd instar at 11:12 P.M. June 25, 2006


Fourth Instar
4th instar


5th instar on July 5, 2006
5th instar on July 5, 2006


Eyespots on thorax, blue circled with green circled by yellow -  July 10, 2006 at 12:50 A.M.

eyespots July 10, 2006 at 12:50 A.M.


Larva
Fifth Instar
5th instar just after purging excess, reddish fluids. It then began walking around seeking an appropriate place to pupate
 5th instar just after purging excess, reddish fluids. It then began walking around seeking an appropriate place to pupate


Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Pupa
Photos have been rotated  to show larger photos.  The pupa normally hang with the head up.
1. July 12, 2006 - Dorsal
2.  July 12, 2006 -right side

Pupae #1 and #3 were transferred from winter to spring conditions on March 5, 2007
March 19, 2007

Pupa #1
3., 4.  Dorsal and lateral on April 3, 2007 just prior to butterfly's eclosure

Pupa #3
  Dorsal
  Lateral

 Larva
Fifth Instar
1. July 10, 2006  -  8:37 A.M. While larva was leaving the host plant to start  walking about looking for an  appropriate place to
pupate just after expelling reddish  colored excess fluids
2. July 10, 2006 12:50 A.M.
3. July 5, 2006

Fourth Instar
1. June 28, 2006

Third Instar
1. 11:12 P.M. June 25, 2006
2. June 25, 2006 just emerging from  old skin - old head case still  on

Second Instar
1, 2.   June 23, 2006
3., 4.  June 20, 2006 - Just after molt

First Instar
June 17, 2006 - First instar a few hours after eclosure

 Ova
Ova  showing development - June 15, 2006
Ova on host plant leaf, Choke Cherry -  June 13, 2006
©NJDavis

Host Plant
Click   CHOKE CHERRY - Prunus virginiana    for photos and other information

Notes
These P. multicaudatus may be univoltine. They should feed for about 6-7 weeks; pupate and emerge next spring;
BUT,  they can surprise you and eclose in the fall
Other
Ova collected June 12, 2006 on Prunus virginiana by Todd Stout  at Farmington Canyon, Davis County, Utah.

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