Dark-veined Spring White, Immatures -  Pontia sisymbri nigravenosa
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 ADULT MALE     SPECIMEN
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Ova
First day



Second day - April  28, 2006 at 10:01 a.m.




Ready to hatch


Larva

First Instar - April 30, 2006	First Instar - May 02, 2006
First Instar - May 03, 2006	Second Instar - May 09, 2006
Third Instar - May 13, 2006	Fourth Instar - May 18, 2006
Fifth Instar - May 19, 2006 - from the ova collected April 27, 2006
Fifth Instar

Larva forming pupa  on May 22, 2006- from the ova collected April 27, 2006


Pupa from the ova collected April 27, 2006
Photo on June 03, 2006




Pupa from Deep Creek Canyon showing development

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Pupa from April 2005

Photo Details Ova collected  April 27, 2006 Larva resulting from  ova collected April 27, 2006 Larva from  April 2005 1.  5th instar larva, ©Todd Stout Pupa photos from the ova collected April 27, 2006 Pupae were set in winter conditions June 14, 2006 and brought back into spring conditions on October  14, 2006. ________________________________________________________________________________ Pupa from larva collected  at Deep Creek Canyon , Juab County, Utah 1., 2.  Pupa just before butterfly emerged. ______________________________________________________________________________ Collection  information for April 2005 Collected by Todd Stout  from the host plant Streptanthus cordatus in April 2005 at 6000 feet  by Spring Creek, West  Northwest of  the  Rodeo Grounds, Cedar Fort, Spring Creek,  Utah County, Utah. Pupa from  April 2005 extraction 1.  Left -  Lighter color of pupa (right side) indicates the butterfly is beginning to develop, January 29, 2006 - Canon D20 - 100mm - 1/250 - F18 - ISO 200 - Flash compensation +1 2.  Right- more development, January 30, 2006 - Canon D20 - 100mm - 1/250 - F18 - ISO 200 - Flash compensation +1 Host Plants For photos/other information, click on your choice of Dyer's Woad - Isatis tinctoria Heartleaf Twistflower - Streptanthus cordatus Sicklepod Rockcress - Arabis sparsiflora Tumble Mustard - Sisymbrium altissimum Pinnate Tansymustard - Descurainia pinnata Other host plants (not photographed) Whitetop - Cardaria draba Characteristics 1 3/4  to 2 inch wingspan Pronunciation Sis-IM-bree-eye Back to Top