Larvae
| #6
- Fourth Instar, 24 June 2009 |
| #6
- Fourth Instar, 24 June 2009 |
| #6
- Fourth Instar, 24 June 2009 |
| #6
- Thoracic Shield - Fourth Instar, 24 June 2009 |
| #6
Last instar, 25 June 2009 |
| #6
Last instar, 25 June 2009 |
| #6
Last instar, 25 June 2009 |
| Larva
being tended by ants |
| Frass
stacked next to the hole where the nest is
located |
Parasitism
Photo shows the
red-orange colored fly larva
that formed inside this now empty larva |
| Pre-pupa
located clustered together in one ant nest |
Pupa
development of #5, the one not parasitized
7:55
A.M. 26 June 2009, Pupa just formed
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Pupa
on
3 July 2009
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Pupa
at 6:47 A.M., 4
July 2009,
13 minutes
before adult emerged
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Pupa
at 8:02 P.M., 3 July
2009,
the night before adult
emerged
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Habitat
Larvae were located in this area which is about
1/2
mile north of Coltan Guard Station,
Uintah County, Utah
GPS:
N. 40.40.542, W. 109.30.949
Elevation:
8482
feet |
PHOTO DETAILS -
©Nicky Davis
Jack
Harry, Jacque Wolfe, Les and Nicky Davis Located
immatures June 18, 2009
LOCATION:
1/2 mile north of Coltan Guard Station,
Uintah County, Utah
GPS:
N. 40.40.542, W. 109.30.949
ELEVATION:
8482
feet
PHOTOS:
Larvae Development
Larvae are tended by ants inside nests around and in the roots of
lupine.
Photo showing an ant with a larva at the entrance of a nest.
Photo showing frass next to the hole where the nest is located.
Pupa
Six photos showing the development of a pupa
Habitat
A photo of the Coltan Guard Station area
Parasitism
Of
the 9 larvae I brought home to rear, only one was not
parasitized by flies.
Photo shows the fly pupa that emerged from a fuliginosum larva.
TIME
SPENT AS:
Ova: unknown
Pupae: 8 days
Brood or Flight: one each year per
James A. Scott "The Butterflies of North America"
Hibernation:
Overwinter as egg per James
A. Scott "The Butterflies of North America"
Host Lupinus
sericeus
Host Plant
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