June 28, 2006 - Dorsal View
June 28, 2006 - Lateral View
July 5, 2006 - wing darkening and showing wing pattern
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Details Pupa Larva purged excess fluids at noon on June 23, 2006 and was moved to a paper tube device suitable for pupation then placed in a dark cupboard where temperature was about 75 to 80 degrees. On June 26th, the pupa was removed from the paper tube and placed in an emergence container. 1. Dorsal view June 28, 2006 2. Side view June 28, 2006 3.Side view July 5, 2006, wing case darkening and showing wing pattern Host Plants For photos of host plants, click on your choice of Tarragon - Artemisia dracunculus Indian Parsley - Lomatium dissectum - There is a question whether this plant can be used to rear the P. machaon bairdi butterfly Other host plants (not photographed) Fennel Parsley Other Information P. machaon bairdi has one flight in the north of it's range and two in the southern part of it's range. Since we are in the southern part of it's range, it will not require being cooled for a few months to simulate a winter nor a simulated spring before the pupa develops and emerges as an adult this year. Ova collected May 27, 2006 in the Stansbury Range, Tooele County, Utah by T. Stout. Back to Top |