Freckled Glassy-wing syn. Grote's Glassy-wing Hemihyalea labecula Family:  Erebidae, Subfamily Arctiinae Immatures Home      Butterflies      Details Scroll down for photo of ADULTS.  For other photos/information, click on FEMALE     ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

OVA First Instars on Gambel Oak  One day old on 17 August 2013 - Molted to Second Instar  20 August 2013 Photo taken on 21 August 2013 -  7 mm long #2 Molted to Third Instar 6 P.M. on  26 August 2013 - Photo of larva and its discarded head case #2 Fifth Day Third Instar on 31 August 2013 - 11 mm  long Fourth Instar 1 September - 11 mm Long Fourth Instar 1 September - 11 mm Long Fourth Instar - 12 mm - #2 on 6 September 2013 #1 Molted to Fourth Instar on 6 September #2 Just Molting  to Fifth Instar on 8 September  2013 #4  Molted to Fifth Instar on 12 September 2012 26 mm on 16 September 2013 Photo 16 September 2013 #4  Molted to Fifth Instar on 12 September 2012 26 mm on 16 September 2013 Photo 16 September 2013 #2 molted to Sixth Instar 16 September Photo on 20 September, 2013 #2 Molted to Seventh Instar 24 September 2013 - 30 mm. long on 28 September Photo on 28 September 2013 #2 Molted to Seventh Instar 24 September 2013 - 30 mm. long on 28 September Photo on 28 September 2013 #4  7th Instar on  October 5, 2013 #2 Eighth Instar on 4 October 2013 Photo on October 5, 2013 #2 Ninth Instar Molted on 17 October 2013 Photo on 20 October 2013 #2 Ninth Instar Molted on 17 October 2013 Photo on 20 October 2013 #2 Ninth Instar Molted on 17 October 2013 Photo on 20 October 2013 Abdomimal Prolegs on Seventh Instar Caterpillar Shows crochets (hooks) on the bottom of  "feet" on proleg to the far right Small larvae leave a lacy pattern on the host plant (Gambel Oak) because the fibers are so tough Photo Details ©Nicky Davis Nicky Davis located female labecula at a service station near Scipio, Millard County, Utah on 7 August 2013 Ovum -  Female oviposited  inside a paper bag. oviposited 45 ova on 9 August 2013 oviposited 49 on 10 August 2013 Oviposited 48 on 11 August 2013 Oviposited 25 on 12 August 2013 The ova  oviposited on 9 August 2013 emerged 16 August 2013, (seven days as ova) Ova oviposited on 10 August 2013  emerged evening of 17 August 2013, (seven days as ova) The rest of the ova  emerged after seven to eight days. ( seven or eight days as ova) Larvae Larvae that emerged on 16 August were placed on Endive which they refused, then on dandelion which they also refused.  Then they were set on Gambel Oak on  which they then unenthusiastically fed. Larvae that emerged evening of 17 August 2013, (seven days as ova) and were placed on Gambel Oak which they had little problem eating after a few hours.  The remainder of the larvae were also placed on Gambel Oak. First Instars that emerged 16 August 2013 were 6 mm long on 19 August  2013. Three larvae molted  to second instar on 20 August, photo on 21 August 2013 - 7 mm long.  (Four days as first instar) #2 Larvae  molted to third instar on 26 August 2013.  (Six days as 2nd instar) #2 Molted to fourth instar on 1 September 2013 (6 days as third instar) #1 Molted to fourth instar on 6 September 2013 (9 days as third instar) #2 Molted to fifth instar on 8 September 2013 (7 days as fourth instar) #4 Molted to fourth instar on 4th September and fifth instar on 12 September 2013 (8 days as fourth instar) #2 Molted to sixth instar on  16 September ( 8 days as 5th instar) #4 Molted to sixth instar on 21 September (5 days as 5th instar) #8 Molted to seventh instar 2 October 2013 (8 days as 6th instar #8 Molted to eighth instar 12 October 2013 (10 days as 7th instar) #2 Molted to seventh instar on 24 September (8 days as 6th instar) #2 Molted to eighth instar 4 October 2013 (10 days as 7th instar) #2 Molted to ninth instar 17 October 2013 (13 days as 8th instar) Proleg photo showing crochets Feeding Pattern - Larvae leave a lacy pattern on the host plant, Gambel Oak - Quercus gambelii. Switched to an oak that is columnar- Quercus sp.  on  26 September because gambelii was not as fresh.  This was reported to be Quercus alba (White Oak or English Oak) but Quercus alba doesn't show as a plant that is in Utah. Host Plant Have been known to  feed on Gambel Oak- Quercus gambelii Oak-Quercus sp. unknown Dandelion-Taraxacum officinale Endive - Cichorium endivia