Desert Orangetip
Anthocharis cethura mojavensis
Male Eclosure

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8:47:45 A.M. February 19, 2006
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Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
This male A. cethura mojavensis butterfly was in diapause (hibernation) for 3 years awaiting  perfect conditions for emergence to insure survival of it's species in it's harsh desert environment.

location and date
Reared  by Todd Stout who extracted the ova Mar 15, 2003 at an elevation of 3300 feet, 1.8 road miles North of St. George, on East side of Utah Highway 18, Washington County, Utah.


Eclosure (emergence from pupa) on February 19, 2006

Host Plants
Western Tansy MustardDescurainia pinnata
Caulanthus lasiophyllum var. utahensis
Streptanthella longirostris

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