| Western Tailed-Blue Cupido amyntula Immatures |
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| Adults Male Eclose Female Eclose Specimen |
| First Instar just after emerging on June 2, 2007 |
| Second Instar -emerged June 2, 2007, photo on June 8, 2007 |
| #1 Third Instar -emerged June 2, 2007, photo on June 12, 2007 |
| Last instar #5 raised on Astragalus cicer June 27, 2007- Dorsal |
| Last instar #5 raised on Astragalus cicer June 27, 2007- Lateral |
| Last
instar #6 raised on
Lathyrus ssp. just before going off plant to pupate - Dorsal June 27, 2007 |
| Last
instar #6 raised on
Lathyrus ssp. just before going off plant to pupate - lateral June 27, 2007 |
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#3 - Male that diapaused in June then pupated July 27, 2007 Butterfly emerged 6:17 P.M. August 2, 2007 |
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6:30 A.M. August 2, 2007  |
2:27 P.M. August 2, 2007  |
2:55 P.M. August 2, 2007  |
3:23 P.M. August 2, 2007  |
| Photo
Details - ©Nicky Davis Female located on a wild lathyrus plant in Butterfield Canyon. She laid 17 eggs at the base of the flowers or the tiny flower stem of this same plant. The eggs took four days to hatch. Larvae were placed on the flowers of various legumes such as Astragalus cicer, unknown milk vetch, Lathyrus latifolius and Hedysarum boreale to see which plant the they preferred. They immediately went inside the blossoms. This larva fed on Astragalus cicer Ova 4 days Larva 25 days - larva #4 fed for 51 days but may have gone into diapause for some of this time Pupa 6 days - 8 days Host Milk vetches and other legumes. for photos, click on your choice of Host Milk vetches and other legumes. for photos, click on your choice of
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