Purplish  Copper
Lycaena  helloides
 
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Ovum
Ova on August 1, 2006


Larvae
First Instar - April 5, 2007
first instar


Young instar on April 18, 2007 -  lateral
instar


Young instar on April 18, 2007 - dorsal
instar


Third Instar - April 22, 2007 - lateral
3rd


Third Instar - April 22, 2007 - dorsal
3rd


Larva molted to Fourth  Instar April 23, 2007
 Photo taken April 25, 2007 - Lateral

4th


Larva molted to last instar April 23, 2007
 Photo taken April 25, 2007

4th instar


PUPAE

Pre-Pupa #1 
8:50 A.M. April 30, 2007
prepupa

Pupa #1  May 1,  2007
pupa

Pupa #1  May 1,  2007
pupa

Pupa #1
 7:30 A.M. May 9, 2007

pupa

Pupa #1  
7:30 A.M. May 9, 2007

pupa

Pupa #1
1:26 P.M.. May 9, 2007
 25 minutes before eclosure
pupa

Pupa #2 formed April 29, 2007
Photo on May 1st
pupa

Pupa #2  7:43 A.M. May 9, 2007
3 hours before eclosure
pupa

PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
Ova
Adult female collected July 30, 2006 - Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. Female oviposited three ova on July 31, twelve ova on August 2,  six on August 3.  Hibernated as ova. On March 27th they were removed from the refrigerator and put into spring conditions by spritzing every other day and keeping in light 24x7. Five ova hatched April 5, 2007. They were then placed on leaves of Rumex crispus  (Curly Dock)to feed.


Larva
First Instar -  April 5, 2007
April 18, 2007 - two views
April 22, 2007 - two views
April 25, 3007 - two views
Larva molted to last instar on April 23, 2007



Pupa
#1Larva wandered off plant  to pupate April 28, 2007
#1 newly formed pupa on April 30, 2007
#1 lateral and ventral on May 1st
#1 lateral and ventral at 7:30 A.M.  May 9th
#1 lateral at 1:36 P.M., May 9th.  25 minutes before butterfly emerged

#2 Larva wandered off plant to pupate April 28, 2007, formed pupa on the 29th
#2 on May 1st
#2 on May 9th - 3 hours before butterfly emerged

Ova hibernate
Pupae for 9 days
Larvae fed about 23 days

Host Plant 
Rumex crispus

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