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Ova
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Just prior to hatching
First Instar hatched 10 September 2011
Larva molted to Second Instar on 17 September 2011
| PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis-Todd
Stout LOCATION: Todd Stout collected Female 27 August 2011 at Buckhorn Wash, Emery County, Utah GPS: ELEVATION: 5098 feet PHOTOS: Female started ovipositing 31 August 2011, ova started hatching 10 September 2011. All of these stopped feeding and all but one died. That one is in hibernation for the winter. LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: About 10 days Larva: Pupa: Adult: Broods: Hibernation: Overwinter as larvae Host Plants: Grasses- Reared on Canary Grass - Phalaris arundinacea Back to Top |