| Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus saepiolus Immatures |
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| Adults Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Specimen |
| Ova
oviposited from July 29-31 2008 |
| Larva
Development First Instar #1 on August 2, 2008 - same day it hatched |
| Second Instar #7, 5 days after hatch date |
| Third Instar #21 - 11 days after hatch date |
| Fourth Instar #2 Female - 18 days after hatch date |
| 4th Instar #2 Female - 18 days after emerged from ovum |
| 4th Instar #21 18 days after emerged from ovum |
| 4th Instar #21 18 days after emerged from ovum |
| Pre-Pupa #21 - 23 days from hatch date |
| Pupa Development #4 larva loosely silked itself onto the the clover blossoms and pupated August 31, 2008 |
| Female Pupa #2
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| Pupa formed August 26, 2008 | |
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Pupa on September 1, 2008 |
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Pupa 8 A.M. on September 2, 2008 |
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Pupa 9:48 A.M. on September 2, 2008 - 25 minutes before adult emerged |
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DETAILS -
ŠNicky 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
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