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ADULT FEMALE
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Female Pupa Development
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Larva
Host Plants
Host Plant - Descurainia pinnata |
Host Plant - Descurainia pinnata with A.
sara thoosa |
Host Plants
Specimen
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Details Pupa, female 1. left - Pupa development showing wing color and eye - January 29, 2006 - 8:12 P.M. - Canon D20 - 100mm lens - 1/250 - F18 - ISO 200 - Flash exposure compensation +1 1. right- Pupa further developmen t- January 30, 2006 - 3:55 P.M. - Canon D20 - 100mm lens - 1/250 - F18 - ISO 200 - Flash exposure compensation +1 2. Pupa after butterfly emergence - February 1, 2006 - 11:03 A.M. - Canon D20 - 100mm lens - 1/250 - F18 - ISO 200 - Flash exposure compensation +1 1 thru 7 ©Nicky Davis Larva 1. 5th instar larva,©Nicky Davis - Canon D20 - 100mm lens - 1/250 - F16 - ISO 200 - Flash exposure compensation +1 Specimen 1. ©Todd Stout Host Plant 1. left - Descurainia pinnata, 1. right - Descurainia pinnata with A. sara thoosa larva on stem 2. Arabis perennans Click for photo of host plant SICKLEPOD ROCKCRESS - Arabis sparsiflora ©Todd Stout Another host plant is Arabis holboelli (not pictured) Extraction and Other Reared by Todd Stout who extracted the ova March 4, 2005 4.5 miles West of Christmas Tree Pass, 2.6 miles East of US Highway 95, Clark County, Nevada. The butterfly emerged on January 31, 2006 Back to Top |