Western Green Hairstreak Callophrys affinis affinis Eclosure Home  -  Butterflies  -  Details Male     Specimen     Immatures

Butterfly after emerging and climbing to the top of a stem Inflating wings Inflating Wings Inflating Wings Drying Wings Close-up of Face PHOTO AND OTHER DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis Nicky Davis & Les Davis located Female on 21 July 2011, Guardsman Pass, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah N.  40.36.35.56, W.  111.32.06.29 Elevation 9225 TIME SPENT AS: Ova:  4-5 days Larvae: 17-20 days Pupae: Overwinter as pupae Adults:  unknown BROOD OR FLIGHT: One Flight HOST PLANTS Parsnipflower Buckwheat - Eriogonum heracleoides HABITAT For photo of habitat click on Guardsman Pass