Desert Marble, Immatures - Euchloe lotta==Euchloe hyantis lotta

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   MALE EMERGENCE      ADULT MALE
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Larva
Fourth instar



Fifth instar - normal color - May 12,  2006




Fifth instar darkening prior to pupation - 10:59 A.M.  May 15, 2006



Fifth instar darkening prior to pupation  - 4:30 P.M. May 15, 2006




Fifth instar darkening prior to pupation - 4:31 P.M. May 15, 2006



Pupa

Formation of Pupa completed May 17, 2006



Pupa showing development on October 25, 2006

Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Ova extracted April 29, 2006 in Big Canyon, Utah County, Utah by Todd Stout Fourth instar May 11, 2006 - Larva  - Canon 20D,  100 mm lens,  F16, ISO 200, 1/250, Flash +2/3  Fifth instar - normal color May 13, 2006 Fifth instar darkening prior to pupation May 15, 2006 at 10:59 A.M. May 15, 2006 at 4:30 P.M. May 15, 2006  - side view at 4:31 P.M. Pupa Pupa completed May 17, 2006 - Pupa -  Canon 20D,  100 mm lens,  F16, ISO 200, 1/250, Flash +1 Pupa 1., 2.   Pupa showing development after a simulated winter and spring season Host Plant For photos/other information, click on your choice of Dyer's   Woad - Isatis tinctoria Heartleaf Twistflower- Streptanthus cordatus Pinnate Tansymustard - Descurainia pinnata Tumble Mustard - Sisymbrium altisimmum Back to Top