Desert Orangetip, Male Emergence- Pieridae Pierinae Anthocharis cethura mojavensis

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MALE EMERGENCE
8:47:45 A.M.

8:47:53 A. M.

8:48:06 A.M.

8:49:19 A.M.

8:52:24
8:48:27 A.M.

8:52:05 A.M.

8:53:32

Wings nearly all pumped up

Photo  and Other Details
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
1.  8:47:45 A.M. 2.  8:47:53 A.M. 3. left   8:48:06 A.M. 3 . right   8:48:27 A.M.
4.  left   8:49:19 A.M.
 		4.  right  8:52:05 A.M.
 		5. left   8:52:24 A.M.
 5. right   8:53:32 A.M.
6. center 8:52:54  A.M.


1., 2., 3. left,  Canon D20 - 100mm lens - M - ISO 100 - 1/250 -  F18 - Flash  exposure  +1
3. right, 4. left,  4. right, 5. left, 5 right, 6. center - Canon D20 - 100mm lens - M - ISO 100 - 1/250 -  F18 - Flash  exposure  +2/3
©Nicky Davis 



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