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PUPA FORMING #3  Pupa shedding old larva skin Photo Details -  ©Nicky Davis Photos of pupa forming -  reared from 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 Life History Ova:  overwinter as egg Larvae:  22 to 25 days Pupae: 14 to 15 days Host Plant Curly Dock - Rumex Crispus