Wild Utah Butterfly Photos,Two-tailed Swallowtail , Lepidoptera Papilionidae Papilioninae Papilio multicaudata multicaudata, larva, Todd Stout collected larvae July 28, 2007 at 6300 feet, Devil's Gate Narrows, 1.4 miles West Northwest of Johnson Pass, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah..

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ADULT BUTTERFLIES PUPAE
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Larva Development

July 30, 2007
larva on July 30, 2007

August 03, 2007 - just after molting
August 3, 2007, just after molting

5th instar #2 - August 10, 2007
Close-up of face
face

5th instar #2 - August 10, 2007
Close-ups photos of markings

5th instar #2 - August 10, 2007
dorsal

#2 Molted to 5th instar August 7, 2007
Photo taken August 10, 2007
lateral
#2 5th instar - lateral - August 10, 2007

#1- 5th instar ready to walk off plant to look for suitable place to pupate - lateral - August 15, 2007
#1 5th instar just before purging liquid and walking off plant to pupate

#1 5th instar just before purging liquid and walking off plant to pupate

#1- 5th instar ready to walk off plant to look for suitable place to pupate - dorsal - August 15, 2007
#1 5th instar just before purging liquid and walking off plant to pupate

Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Todd Stout collected larvae July 28, 2007 at 6300 feet, Devil's Gate Narrows, 1.4 miles West Northwest of Johnson Pass, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah..

Larva
Photos of 3 different larvae

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

Notes
#1 & 2 larva pupated on August 17, 2007. #2 butterfly eclosed in 16 days - September 3, 2007.

Note that photos of the pupa have been oriented sideways to show a larger photo. They actually pupate with the head up.