Immatures
Speyeria leto letona==Speyeria cybele letona
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Female #2 oviposited 76 ova on 19 July 2013
Larvae began emerging 29 July 2013 - 2 mm
Larva after hibernation
3 mm 7 June 2014
Molted to Second Instar
9 June 2024 - 4 mm
This larva began feeding on Viola purpurea
and molted to Third Instar 18 June 2014
#1 Fourth Instar 17 June 2014 - 11 mm
#2 Fifth Instar - 6 July 2014 - 23 mm
#1 just after molting to Sixth Instar
26 June 2014
#1 Sixth Instar on 28 June 2014 - 34 mm long
40 mm on 2 July 2014
#1 Sixth Instar on 28 June 2014 - 34 mm long
On 2 July 2014 40 mm.
Larva went into "J" Formation - 4 July 2014
Fifth of July - Pupa Formed - 5 July 2014
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Davis Les and Nicky Davis located two females at Guardsman Pass, 7230 feet, 40.34.13 N, 111.29.57 W Ova - Female began ovipositing on 19 July 2013. Ova were misted daily Ova began emerging 29 July 2013 First instars were placed on chiffon in cello cups ventilated with pin holes and kept at 30-40 relative humidity and 70 to 80 degrees misted daily to every third day. The container with pin holes in was used plus the chiffon as a hammock to hold them off the bottom when I set it inside a larger container containing water and with a hole in the lid. I then moved that container to a fridge with a humidity of 70-90 percent and temperature 33 to 40 F at the end of August 2013 for overwintering. After Hibernation Molted to Second Instar 9 June 2014 - 4 mm Photo of Third Instar 18 June 2014 #1 Fourth Instar 17 June 2014 - 11 mm Photo of #2 Fifth Instar - 6 July 2014 - 23 mm 3 Photos of #1 Sixth Instar at 34 mm. On 2 July it was 40 mm 3 Photos of #1 Pupa- 29 mm Pronunciation Spay - AIR - ee - uh Host Plant
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