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Female Ovipositing on Hound's Tongue- Cynoglossum officinale Leaf
Cose-up of Female Ovipositing on Hound's Tongue Leaf
Cluster of Eggs
First Instar - Hatched 26 July 2012
Second Instar - 31 July 2012
Second Instar - 31 July 2012
Third Instar - 4 August 2012 - 8 mm long
Fourth Instar - 14 August 2012
Fifth Instar - Molted 26 August, Photo on 29 August 2012 - 27 mm long
Fifth Instar - Molted 26 August, Photo on 29 August 2012 - 27 mm long
| PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis, Les
Davis LOCATION: 17 July 2012, near a pond south of Midway Reservoir, Wasatch County, Utah ELEVATION: 8100 feet - 2469 meters N. 40.34.55.15, W 111.30.13.08 Both females nectared on a honey water mixture. LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: Two females were ovipositing although #1 oviposited the majority of the ova. #2 oviposited only about 14 to 15 per day. #1 female oviposited 34 eggs in a cluster on the upperside of Cynoglossum officinale leaf 3:30 P.M. 18 July 2012 and continued laying on the under and upperside of leaves at ~40 per day for a total of ~ 200. Ova hatched in 7 days at 77 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Larva: Hatched 26 July 2012. Second Instar 31 July 2012 - 4 days. Third instar 4 August 2012 - 10 days - 8 mm. Fourth Instar - 14 August, 2012 - 12 days. Fifth Instar 26 August 2012 Pupa: Adult: Broods: Hibernation: Overwinters as Host Plant Oviposited on Cynoglossum officinale - Hound's Tongue Reared on Mertensis - Blue Bells Other Plants reported as a larval host Myosotis, Hackelia Habitat Pond South of Midway Reservoir Back to Top |