Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus saepiolus Female Eclosure Home  -  Butterflies  -  Details Immatures     Adults     Male Eclosure    Specimen

10:12 P.M. September 2, 2008 PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis Les and Nicky Davis  located females July 27, 2008, along the road to Mirror Lake, about mm 27, Summit County, Utah. Elevation 10,349 feet N 40.40.881, W 110.55.165 Ova Females oviposited July 29th - 31st on the buds and flowers of Clover, Trifolium, unknown sp.   The ova took  three to four days to develop and the larvae to hatch. Larvae The  larvae were fed on the flower blossoms of Trifolium pratense , Red Clover.  They fed  from 23 to 25 days and then either walked off the plant looking for a suitable place to pupate or they pupated directly on a blossom.  When the larvae are small they get inside the blossoms and are very difficult to locate and move to a fresh blossom.  When I couldn't find them, I put the blossom into a cello cup  with the lid on and then waited.  Many of them eventually crawled out and were located when the blossoms dried out.  However, many were never located.  Room lights were left on 24x7. First Instar -  5 days Second Instar -  6 days Third Instar - 7 days Fourth Instar -  5 days Prepupa -  2 days Pupae These pupae developed for an average of  7 days, then the adult butterflies emerged.  Pronunciation PLEE be us       see pee O lus Host Plant Trifolium pratense