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Adult Female Butterfly
1. Female
ventral view - February 12,
2006
- Canon D20 - 100mm lens
- 1/250 - F18 - ISO 100 - Flash exposure
compensation +2/3
2.
Female dorsal view - February 12, 2006 - 2:58 P.M. - Canon D20 -
100mm
lens
- 1/250 - F18 - ISO 100 - Flash exposure
compensation +1
3. Female ventral view - February 12,
2006 - Canon D20 - 100mm
lens
- 1/250 - F20 - ISO 100 - Flash exposure
compensation +2/3
4.
Female dorsal on mirror - The
A. sara
thoosa and
this A. stella browningi female seem to have a fascination for
mirrors. February 12, 2006
Canon D20 - 100mm lens
- 1/250 - F16 - ISO 100 - Flash exposure
compensation +2/3
5.
Female on mirror -
February 12, 2006 - Canon D20 -
100mm lens
- 1/250 - F18 - ISO 100 - Flash exposure
compensation 0
6. Another view of female on a mirror - February 12,
2006
- Canon D20 - 100mm lens
- 1/250 - F18 - ISO 100 - Flash exposure
compensation +1/3
7. Front view of female's beautiful face. February 12,
2006
- Canon D20 - 100mm lens
- 1/250 - F18 - ISO 100 - Flash exposure
compensation +1
8. Profile of female's face. February 12,
2006
- Canon D20 - 100mm lens
- 1/250 - F20 - ISO 100 - Flash exposure
compensation +1
9. extending proboscis, February 16, 2006 - Canon D20-100
mm-1/250-F18 - ISO100- Flash compensation +2/3
10.
Female just after
eclosion - February 11, 2006 - 12:59 P.M. - Canon D20 -
100mm
lens
- 1/250 - F16 - ISO 100 - Flash exposure
compensation +1/3
©Nicky Davis
Other
Female
was extracted by Todd Stout on April of 2005 from Taylor Canyon
on the West side of the Wasatch Mountains, elevation of 5300
feet, 1.3 miles North Northeast of Weber State University, Weber
County, Utah. When this pupa began breaking diapause in February
of 2006, Todd sent it to me so I could watch its development. It
was kept at a temperature of approximately 75 degrees F., lights on
12-14 hours per day and window shutters open but with no direct
sunlight. The
adult eclosed mid- morning of February 11, 2006 and was placed
in a dark cupboard to allow the wings to harden in a safe place.
On February 12th I was able to photograph her safely.
Name
The Type Locality of A. julia browningi is
City Creek Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah; Skinner. In both
sexes, the dark markings are reduced or washed out as compared to A.
julia stella. The background color is off white with some
yellowish tint which can be even more pronounced in some Cache County
populations. This subspecies is recognized by some as being a
race of A. sara. (The entire complex is under study by
Stout.) However, consistent larval differences between this
subspecies, stella, and flora in contrast with sara and thoosa, likely
will place browningi under the umbrella of julia.
Host
Plants
For photos/other
information, click on your choice of
DYER'S
WOAD - Isatis
tinctoria
SICKLEPOD
ROCKCRESS -
Arabis
sparsiflora
Other Host
plant
Pinnate
or Western Tansymustard, Descurainia
pinnata
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