Tailed Copper - 2015 Lycaena (sub genus -Tharsalea) arota schellbachi  Immatures Home    Butterflies    Details    Tailed Copper - 2014   Adults

PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis LOCATION:  Beaver Canyon, Beaver County, Utah, Located by Les Davis, Nicky Davis. DATE:   August 2014 GPS: N-  38.16.9, W- 112.28.44 ELEVATION: 7350 feet PHOTOS:  Located two females and they oviposited 171 ova.  They over wintered as ova. Ova were taken out of hibernation on May 13, 2015.  One emerged May 15, 2015.  Only 1 mm long LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: Overwinter as ova - Larvae began to emerge 2 days after being taken out of hibernation. Larva:  First Instar - 3-5 days Second Instar - Third Instar - Fourth Instar - Pupa: Adult:  Broods: one Hibernation:  Overwinter as  ova Host: Trumpet Gooseberry- Ribes leptanthum