Female peeking out of
pupa
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PHOTO DETAILS -
©Nicky Davis
Larvae
collected
North of the Gun Cub on Wasatch Blvd., Salt Lake
County, Utah , September 16, 2006
Butterfly #8 emerged on
November 20. 2006
Various
photos after the butterfly eclosed
Females have plain
gray abdomens while the males have gray and orange abdomens.
Host Plant
A great
variety of plants
can be used by this species as the larval
host plant. They usually eat the flowers and fruit of plants in
the pea and mallow family. For photos of the host plant
for
these larvae, click on
Redroot
Buckwheat - Eriogonum racemosum
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