Woodland or Western Skipper - Hesperiidae Hesperiinae Ochlodes sylvanoides napa - Emerging Male
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ADULTS    LARVAE     PUPAE     SPECIMEN

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Male emerging

emerging male

emerging male

inflating wings

inflating wings

inflating wings

inflating wings

inflating wings

drying wings

Close-up of abdomen
abdomen tip

closeup of side of head
close-up of head

Back of head close-up
back of head close-up

PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
LOCATION: Jacque Wolfe located a female in City Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, 8 September 2011
ELEVATION: 5500 feet


Oviposited on Reed Canary Grass - Poaceae Phalaris arundinacea , 8th thru 10th of September 2011
Reared on same

I reared seven of these and they were all males.

LIFE HISTORY:
Ovum:  about nine days
Larva:  
First instar took 8 days to start feeding - fed about 34 days  -  After 34 days they walked off the plant and stopped feeding but didn't pupate for  7 or 8 days
Pupa:  about 17 days
Adult:  Unknown
Broods:  Unknown
Hibernation:  Overwinters as  larva

Host Plants: Grasses - For photos of host plant used to rear these, click on

Reed Canary Grass- Phalaris arundinacea

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