Desert Buckwheat Blue Euphilotes pallescens emmeli  Larvae Home  -  Butterflies  -  Details    Pupa   Female  Eclosure   Male  Eclosure    Specimen

Young Instar on 16 September 2011 Second Instar  - 19 September 2011 Third Instar - 23 September 2011 Third Instar - Yellow and cream Third Instar Third Instar Third Instar - Rufous colored Fourth Instar Fourth Instar Fourth Instar - Rufous colored Fourth Instar - Cream with lemon yellow markings Closeup of  Front color pattern Closeup of End color pattern Prepupa Prepupa Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Les & Nicky Davis, Jacque Wolfe and Jack Harry located larvae near Little Flat Top, Emery County, Utah - 12 September 2011 Elevation -  5025 Feet It has been  reported that this subspecies is associated with ants and many of the host plant in this area were in ant beds and the ants were all over the plant.  Host Plant Sand Buckwheat - Eriogonum leptocladon Habitat Little Flat Top