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LARVAE PUPAE FEMALE ADULT MALE MALE ECLOSURE FEMALE ECLOSURE
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| Male - Dorsal Emerged 10 July 2009, ovum from female found 6 June 2009 Black Rock Canyon, East Tintic Mountains, Tooele County, Utah Host used was Astragalus cicer  |
Female - Dorsal Emerged 09 July 2009, ovum from female found 6 June 2009 Black Rock Canyon, East Tintic Mountains, Tooele County, Utah Host used was Astragalus cicer  |
Male - Ventral Emerged 11 July 2009, ovum from female found 6 June 2009 Black Rock Canyon, East Tintic Mountains, Tooele County, Utah Host used was Astragalus cicer  |
Female - Ventral Emerged 11 July 2009, ovum from female found 6 June 2009 Black Rock Canyon, East Tintic Mountains, Tooele County, Utah Host used was Astragalus cicer  |
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Details Two females located 6 June 2009 by Jack Harry at Black Rock Canyon, East Tintic Mountains, Tooele County, Utah. N. 40.01.5706, W. 112.11.5613 Elevation 6497 feet OVA Host plant in the Black Rock Canyon area is Astragalus beckwithii, and the females oviposited 135 ova on this same plant June 7th and 8th. Eighty percent of the ova eclosed after five days and the rest didn't hatch. LARVA Most of the larvae were fed Astragalus cicer and a couple on Lathyrus odoratus . The ones on odoratus fed alright for a couple of weeks but then stopped feeding and were moved to Astragalus cicer. PUPA The pupae needed from 7 to 8 days to develop into a butterfly and emerge. DESCRIPTION alexandra edwardsii has a slight pinkish rim around the discal spot on the under hindwing that is lacking in the alexandra alexandra. They have some pink in the fringes, mostly on the underside. LARVAL HOST PLANTS Astragalus cicer Astragalus beckwithii - purple-flowered Astragalus beckwithii - pale yellow-flowered LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: 5 days Larva: 19- 22 days Pupa: 7 - 8 days Adult: unknown Broods: 1 to 2 Hibernation: Overwinter as third instars Back to Top |