#6 Male emerging from pupal shell
Inflating Wings
Inflating Wings
Inflating Wings
Inflating Wings
Inflating Wings
Drying Wings
Male against a light background shows only a hint of a dark check on
the fringe of the forewing. The female shows a more distinct dark check.
Close-up of antennae
Close-up of head and legs
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and other Details - ©Nicky Davis Todd Stout located female on 14 September 2010 by the Verde River, Cottonwood City, Yavapai County, Arizona, elevation of 3300 feet Ova 4 days The female oviposited on host plant, Dyssodia pentachaeta - Fetid Marigold/Five-needle Prickly-leaf, and on the screen of the container which was set under the dappled sunlight of an Aspen Larva 19-22 days Pupa 7 days - One pupa was formed on a flower stem and one on a calyx. I put recycled brown paper towel strips on some flowers and some of the larvae used them as the surface to form pupae. Host - click below for available photos Fetid Marigold/Five Needle Prickly-leaf - Thymophylla pentachaeta/Dyssodia pentachaeta Other host plants listed in Butterflies of America by James A. Scott are Dyssodia papposa, Bidens pilosa, Helenium autumnale, bigelovii, Cosmas, Palafoxia linearis, Tagetes, Thelesperma trifidum, megapotamicum. Garden variety marigolds were used to feed these larvae. They ate both leaves and flowers.. One pupa was formed on a flower stem and one on the calyx. I put recycled brown paper towel strips on some flowers and some of the larvae used it as the surface to form pupae. Back to Top |