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Ova Oviposited July 15, 2008 Larva Development First instar #1 emerged  July 20  photo taken July 22, 2008 Second Instar #2 formed July 29th and photo taken July 29, 2008 Second Instar #2 formed July 29th and photo taken July 29, 2008 Third Instar #1 formed July 31st and photo taken August 1, 2008 Third Instar #1 formed July 31st and photo taken August 2, 2008 Fourth Instar #1 formed August 3rd and photo taken August 4th - Dorsal view Fourth Instar #1 formed August 3rd and photo taken August 4th - Lateral view Fourth Instar #3 formed August 4th and photo taken August 6, 2008 - Lateral View Fourth Instar #3 formed August 4th and photo taken August 6, 2008 - Dorsal View Walked off the host plant and formed a Pre-Pupa on August 7, 2008 Pupa Development #6 Pupa right after forming on August 9th #1 Male Pupa formed on August 9th #1 Male Pupa at 7:45 A.M. August 17th, 4 hrs. 50 min. before adult emerged #1 Male Pupa, August 17th  50 min. before adult emerged #1 Male Pupa, August 17th 1 hour before adult emerged Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Todd Stout located females July 12, 2008, .4 miles SW  Bountiful Peak, west side of Wasatch Mountains, Davis County, Utah elevation 8900 feet Ova Oviposited August 15, 2008 and hatched in about  five days. Larvae First Instar emerged  July 20, 2008 ( 9 days as  first instar) Molted to Second Instar  July 29, 2008 ( 2-3 days as second instar) Molted to Third Instar  July 31, 2008 (3-4 days as third instar) Molted to Fourth Instar August 3-4, 2008 - New fourth instars were about  1/2" long (3-4 days as fourth instar) Walked off plant and went to prepupae  August 7, 2008 changed from blue-green to yellow (2 days as prepupae)- Formed Pupae August 9-11, 2008 (~8 days as pupae) Adult emerged after about  8 days. Host For photos of host plant, click on Parsnipflower Buckwheat, Eriogonum heracleoides