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Ovum First Instar - 26 August 2011 The larva ate away the leaf to make two slits .  Then it began silking one side of the leaf down to make a shelter This shows the silk threads that complete the canopy and the caterpillar enjoying its shelter Molted toSecond Instar on 3 September 2011 Molted to Third Instar four P.M. 6 September 2011 I snipped the ties of its canopy so I could shoot the photos After molting to third instar Molted to Fourth Instar on 10 September 2011 Fourth Instar on 10 September 2011 Molted to Fifth Instar on 15 September 2011 -  Photos on the same date. Fifth Instar Fifth Instar Fifth Instar Closeup of orange/yellow spots  19 September 2011 - Four days after molting to Fifth Instar 19 September 2011 - Four days after molting to Fifth Instar 24 September 2011 -  Checking out a new host plant leaves on night before walking off plant Head Capsules from the first molt to last Tip of abdomen Pupa formed on 27 September 2011 28 September 2011 28 September 2011 1 October 2011 1 October 2011 Showing Development on 25 October 2011 Showing Development on 25 October 2011 Pupa  3 hours 40 minutes before adult emerged on 27 October 2011 Pupa  3 hours 40 minutes before adult emerged on 27 October 2011 PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis LOCATION: Doug Mullins located female 19 August 2011 in Madera Canyon, .25 miles South of the Pima County line in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. GPS:  unk ELEVATION: unk Oviposited 20 August 2011 on Phaeseolus ritensis, Ova started hatching 26 August 2011. Larva fed on Phaeseolus vulgaris for 30 days.  It walked off its plant 25 September 2011 and made a nest in some paper toweling used as an understory in the container.  Pupa was formed  on 27 September 2011.  Adult emerged 27 October 2011 PHOTOS: Ova photos and larvae first through fifth instar photos and Photos of the head capsules  and pupa development LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: about 6 days Larva: about 30 days - It was about 35 mm maximum length Pupa:  This one was a pupa for 29 days 15 hours before completing developed and the adult butterfly emerged Adult:  unknown Broods:  unknown Hibernation:  Overwinters as a  pupa Host Plants: Oviposited on Phaeseolus ritensis Reared on Phaeseolus vulgaris, Garden string beans Back to Top