Desert Buckwheat Blue
Euphilotes pallescens emmeli
 
Larvae


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Young Instar on 16 September 2011
Young instar


Second Instar  - 19 September 2011
Second Instar


Third Instar - 23 September 2011
Third Instar


Third Instar - Yellow and cream

3rd instar

Third Instar
Third instar

Third Instar
Third Instar


Third Instar - Rufous colored
lacking camoflage


Fourth Instar
4th instar

Fourth Instar
4th instar


Fourth Instar - Rufous colored
Fourth Instar-rufous colored

Fourth Instar - Cream with lemon yellow markings
4th instar

larva

larva


Closeup of  Front color pattern
closeup of head markings


Closeup of End color pattern
end color pattern

Prepupa
prepupa


Prepupa
prepupa



Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Les & Nicky Davis, Jacque Wolfe and Jack Harry located larvae near Little Flat Top, Emery County, Utah - 12 September 2011
Elevation -  5025 Feet

It has been  reported that this subspecies is associated with ants and many of the host plant in this area were in ant beds and the ants were all over the plant. 

Host Plant
Sand Buckwheat - Eriogonum leptocladon

Habitat
Little Flat Top

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