Two-Banded Checkered-Skipper, Adults - Pyrgus ruralis ruralis

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IMMATURES     SPECIMEN

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#1 Emerged 28 March 2009 - Photo on 7 April 2009


#1 Emerged 28 March 2009 - Photo on 7 April 2009


#1 Emerged 28 March 2009 - Photo on 7 April 2009



#2 Emerged 29 March 2009 - Photo on 7 April 2009






 





  Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Todd Stout located a female July 12, 2008,.1 miles WNW Bountiful Peak, Skyline Drive, West side of Wasatch Mountain, Davis County Utah

Ova
oviposited July 13th and photo taken July 14, 2008

Larva
Photos of first through fifth instar plus a photo of the first instar silking the host plant  leaves together  to make a nest.

Pupa
Overwinter as pupae.  This one was brought out of hibernation on

Adult
#1 emerged 28 March and #2 emerged 29 March 2009
Host
For photos of the  host plant  used by these Pyrgus ruralis, click on 15 March 2009


Sticky Cinquefoil == Glandular Cinquefoil, Potentilla glandulosa

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