Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas anicia alena Male after emerging from pupa   Home      Butterflies    Details      Scroll down for all photos of Male just after emergence.  For other photos and information, click on IMMATURES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Adult butterfly drying wings after emerging from pupa on June 2, 2008 Close-up of Head Close-up of Head Close-up of Abdomen Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Todd Stout located larvae July 4, 2007, along Red Cloud Loop Road,  Uintah Mountains, 2.1 Miles NNW of Charleys Park, Uintah County, Utah Elevation 9000 feet. Third and fourth instar larvae hibernate.   After hibernating the larvae begin to feed again, pupate and eclose.  This butterfly eclosed June 2, 2008. Host Penstemon Back to Top