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Copper Lycaena rubidus sirius Immatures |
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| Pupa Forming Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Adults Specimen |
| Oviposited
August 15,
2006 - Over winter as ova |
| Two ova after hibernation - March 27, 2007 |
| Larva
from the 2006 eggs April 2, 2007 - Newly hatched larva |
| Larvae
from the 2008 eggs Eclosed 23 and 24 of April 2009 |
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eclosed 23 April 2009 #1 First Instar on Curly Dock - Rumex crispus |
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Second Instar just after molt 3:55 P.M. 26 April 2009 |
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Molted to Third Instar 2 May 2009 Photo on 3 May 2009 |
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Molted to Third Instar 2 May 2009 Photo on 4 May 2009 |
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Molted to Third Instar 2 May 2009 Photo on 4 May 2009 |
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Molted to Third Instar 2 May 2009 Photo on 6 May 2009 - 2:48 P.M. |
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Molted to Fourth Instar 6 May 2009. Photo on 7 May 2009 - 4:17 P.M. |
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Molted to Fourth Instar 6 May 2009 Photo on 7 May 2009., 4:19 P.M. |
| #3 molted to Fourth Instar May
6, 2009 - Photo on May 11, 2009 |
| #1
Close-up of Thoracic Shield May 14, 2009 |
| PUPA
DEVELOPMENT #1 Pupa formed 15 May 2009 Photo taken 17 May 2009 |
| #1 Pupa on 27 May 2009 | |
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#1 Pupa on 28 May 2009 |
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#1 Pupa on 29 May 2009 |
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#1 Pupa on 29 May 2009 - 10:43 A.M. Butterfly emerged 10:51 A.M. 29 May 2009  |
#1 Pupa on 29 May 2009 - 10:37 A.M. Butterfly emerged 10:51 A.M. 29 May 2009  |
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Female Pupa formed 17 May
2009
Photo taken 30 May 2009 |
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taken 30 May 2009 - 7:44 A.M. |
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taken 30 May 2009 - 7:43 A.M. |
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taken 30 May 2009 - 9:52 A.M.
Butterfly emerged at 11:00 A.M.  |
Photo taken 30 May 2009 - 9:53 A.M. Butterfly emerged at 11:00 A.M.  |
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Details
- ©Nicky
Davis Female from Guardsman Pass, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah , August of 2008. GPS: N. 40.36.567, W. 111.33.992 Elevation: 9152 Feet The eggs produced by this female in 2008 overwintered in a refrigerator where they were brought down to freezing temperatures and kept in containers that were punctured all over and kept with another container full of water for hydration. Finally, after three tries, I was able to get the eggs to hatch 23 and 24 April 2009. Ova 1. March 27, 2007 2. August 15, 2006 Female from Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, August 09, 2006 Larva 1. 2006 -Newly hatched larva on Curly Dock - Rumex crispus Larva Hatched 23 to 24 of April 2009 Formed pupa 15-17 June 2009 Pupa #1 Male Pupa development #11 Female Pupa development These photos show how the wing case markings of the female differ from the male. Life History Ova: overwinter as egg Larvae: 22 to 25 days Pupae: 14 to 15 days Host Plant
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