Sooty Hairstreak, Immatures - Satyrium fuliginosum semiluna
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Larvae

#6 Last instar, 24 June 2009
last instar

#6 Last instar, 25 June 2009
last instar

#6 Last instar, 25 June 2009
lateral view

Larva being tended by ants
being tended by ants

Frass stacked  next to the hole where the nest is located
frass next to hole where the nest is located


Pupae

Pre pupa located clustered together in one ant nest
pupa found in ant nest

Pupa development of #5, the one not parasitized
7:55 A.M. 26 June 2009, Pupa just formed
lateral view of newly formed pupa
 dorsal view of newly formed pupa

Pupa on 3 July 2009
Pupa on 3 July 2009, lateral view
 dorsal view of pupa on 3 July 2009

Pupa at 6:47 A.M.,  4 July 2009,  13 minutes before adult emerged
13 minutes before adult butterfly emerged
 Pupa at 8:02 P.M., 3 July 2009, the night  before adult emerged
pupa the night before adult emerged

Parasitism
Photo shows the fly larva  that formed in the larva
fly pupa from the fuliginosum larva

Habitat
Larvae were located  in this area which is about
1/2  mile north of Coltan Guard Station, Uintah County, Utah
GPS: N. 40.40.542, W. 109.30.949
Elevation: 8482 feet
View from larvae location, near Coltan Guard Station
PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
Guides to this location were Jack Harry and Jacque Wolfe
DATE LOCATED:  June 18, 2009
LOCATION: 1/2  mile north of Coltan Guard Station, Uintah County, Utah
GPS: N. 40.40.542, W. 109.30.949
ELEVATION: 8482 feet

PHOTOS:
Larvae Development
Larvae are tended by ants inside nests around and in the roots of lupine.
Photo showing an ant with a larva at the entrance of a nest.
Photo showing  frass next to the hole where the nest is located.

Pupa
Six photos showing the devlopment of a pupa

Habitat
A photo of the Coltan Guard Station area

Parasitism
Of the 9 larvae I brought home to rear, only one was not parasitized by flies. 
Photo shows the fly pupa that emerged from a fuliginosum larva.

LARVAL HOST PLANT: 
Lupine

TIME SPENT AS:
Ova:  unknown
Pupae:  8 days
Adults:  unknown

BROOD OR FLIGHT:
One flight each year  per  James A. Scott "The Butterflies of North America"

 HIBERNATION:
Overwinter as egg  per  James A. Scott "The Butterflies of North America"

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