Draco Skipper - Polites draco - Specimen
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IMMATURES     MALE EMERGING FROM PUPA    
FEMALE EMERGING FROM PUPA
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#7 Male Dorsal
male draco dorsal
#4 Female Dorsal
#4 Female Dorsal


 Male Ventral
male ventral

#13 Female Ventral
#13 Female Ventral









PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
LOCATION: Todd Stout located a female 15 June 2012 at Beaver Creek, North of Fairplay, Park County, Colorado, USA
Specimen pinned by Jack Harry and they are now in Jack's collection.

ELEVATION: 10,900 feet

PHOTOS:
Specimen photos of males and females


LIFE HISTORY:
Ovum:  Female
oviposited on net in cage containing a potted  Carex Nebrascensis Ova hatched after 7-9 days
Larva:  First Instar for seven days, Second Instar for five days, Third Instar for  six days, #1 Fourth Instar for 16 days, #20 Fourth Instar for 6 days, #20 Fifth Instar for  8 days. A  total of  between 31 and 42 days as larvae.
Pupa:  They spent 10 days as pupae
Adult:  unknown
Broods:  One Flight  per "The Butterflies of North America"  -  James A Scott
Hibernation: 

Larval Host Plant :  Fed on Reed Canary Grass - Phalaris arundinacea
Refused Carex microptera


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