Shasta Blue Plebejus shasta Female Home  -  Butterflies  -  Details Immatures

Female PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis Jack Harry, Les and Nicky Davis located Plebejus shasta at Farmington Canyon  near Francis Peak, 30 July 2013 Elevation - 8815 feet N 41.04.22, W 111.50.36 Female began ovipositing better after moving her and the plant to a container wide enough for the plant to lay out flat as it does in nature. The height of the container was restricted to keep her closer to the leaves of the plant.  A small round piece of honey-water soaked sponge in a cello cup was also in the container so she could nectar as needed.  The container was placed on a lawn under dappled lighting from  trees.  She oviposited a total of 17 ova which will  hibernate for the winter. Host Plant Utah Milkvetch - Astragalus utahensis Habitat Farmington Canyon, Davis County, Utah TIME SPENT AS: Ova:  overwinter as ova Larvae:  Pupae: Adults:  BROOD OR FLIGHT: One brood reported, they may biennial, overwinter as ova and again as last instars, per Butterflies of North America, James A. Scott