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Ova
Image taken with BYU's Digital Scanner
Ovum on host plant
Image taken with BYU's Digital Scanner
Ovum on host plant
Photo of ovum after larva emerged.
This and the following images are from the ova collected by Jack Skalicky
Larva
First Instar - Hatched 26 April 2009 - Photo on 29 April 2009
First Instar - 29 April 2009
Second Instar - 1 May 2009
Molted to Third Instar 5 May 2009
Photo on 5 May 2009
Third Instar - Lateral View on 5 May 2009
Third Instar on 8 May 2009
Third Instar on 8 May 2009
Molted to Fourth Instar at 2 P.M. on 9 May 2009
Close-up of head and cervical shield on 12 May 2009
Fourth Instar - Dorsal View on 12 May 2009
Fourth Instar on 14 May 2009
Pre Pupa 16 May 2009
Habitat
Neff's Canyon - April 1, 2007
Oak brush just beginning to bud
Neff's Canyon - April 1, 2007
Oak brush just beginning to bud
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Pupa Development May 17, 2009 |
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7:51 A.M. June 1, 2009 |
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9:41 A.M. June 1, 2009 - 2 1/2 Hours before eclosure |
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| Photos
©Nicky Davis Ova located April 1, 2007 - Neff's Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah 1. Ova photo taken with BYU's digital scanner - ©Jack Harry 2. Ova on host plant, Quercus gambelii- photo taken with Canon 20d digital camera - 100mm macro lens + 1.4 extender - F32 - ISO 800 - 1/250 - Flash +1 1/3 Larva This larva hatched 29 April 2009 from ovum collected by Jack Skalicky earlier in the year at Neff Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. Life History Eggs: overwinter as eggs Larva: 20 days Pupa: 15 days Habitat Neff's Canyon - April 1, 2007 Elevation - 5558 feet N. 40.40.623, W. 111.46.580 Host Plant
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