Chlosyne whitneyi
Specimen
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| OVA - LARVAE- PUPAE FEMALE EMERGING |
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Male
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Female
Dorsal |
Male Ventral  |
Female Ventral  |
| PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis LOCATION: 22 August 2011 Jacque Wolfe ex. 2 females west of main trail, south side of Sonora Pass, Tuolumne County, California on host plant Solidago multiradiata. GPS: Unknown ELEVATION: 10,000 feet PHOTOS: 1. Emerging from pupa 2. Inflating wings 3. Inflating wings - dorsal view 4. Assembling galeae to form proboscis (see http://www.eje.cz/pdfarticles/373/eje_094_4_495_Krenn.pdf) for more details. 5. Continuing to assemble galeae while wings inflate 6. Wings are more open, continues to assemble galeae and inflate wings 7. Drying wings, galeae joined to form proboscis 8. Close-up of galeae assembled to form proboscis, legs and head 9. Antennae 10. Abdomen LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: 7- 8 days Larva: From first instar to hibernation at fourth instar took 20 days. They were taken out of hibernation on 1 May 2012 and were put back on Eucephalus engelmanni. They took about 15 days to mature and form pupae Pupa: 7- 8 days ( #4 was a pupa 7 days 2 hours and forty minutes) Adult: unknown Broods: one Hibernation: These overwinter as larvae Host Plant
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