California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica

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Fifth Instar
head


Fifth Instar
side

dorsal


New Pupa
pupa forming


June 25, 2006
right side - June 25, 2006
dorsal view - June 25, 2006
left side - June 25, 2006

July 03, 2006 - the day the butterfly emerged
pupa showing development on the day the butterfly emerged


   
Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Larva collected  June 20, 2006 - Farmington Canyon, Davis County, Utah - Todd Stout

Larva
Fifth instar


Pupa

June 25, 2006 -New pupa
left, center, right - . June 25, 2006 - 3 views
Pupa showing development on July 3, 2006, the day the butterfly emerged
Pupated the  morning of   June 25, 2006

 
Host Plant
Wild Lilac==Snowbrush==Ceanothus velutinus
 
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