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Male Dorsal Female Dorsal Male Ventral Female Ventral PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis Male Dorsal Jack Harry located female on the North East side of Farmington, Davis County, Utah elevation 5000 feet emerged 5 June 1986 Male Ventral Jack Harry located female on the North East side of Farmington, Davis County, Utah elevation 5000 feet emerged 6 June 1986 Female Dorsal Jack Harry located female on the North East side of Farmington, Davis County, Utah elevation 5000 feet emerged 6 June 1986 Female Ventral Jack Harry located .5 miles East of junction I-80 and Utah 201, Salt Lake County, Utah elevation 4225 feet 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