Ovum - 2013
First Instars - 2 mm
Oviposited 15 June 2013
Emerged 21 June 2013
Photo 21 June 2013
#1 First Instar - 3 mm
Oviposited 14 June 2013
Emerged 19 June 2013
Photo 21 June 2013
#1 Set to Molt to Second Instar - 23 June 2013
#1 Second Instar with exuvia to the left
24 June 2013
Five days as first instar
#1 Second Instar close to being set to molt
#1 Molted on 28th - Third instar 7 mm
#2 Molted to Fourth Instar 2 July 2013
9 mm on 3 July 2013
#2 Molted to Fourth Instar 2 July 2013
9 mm on 3 July 2013
Molted to Fifth Instar 12 July 2013
Molted to Fifth Instar 12 July 2013
#6 molted to Fifth Instar 13 July 2013
Photo on 17 July 2013 - 20 mm long
18 July 2013 formed "J"
Pupa formed 19 July 2013
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Ovum - 2012
#1 oviposited 3 June, hatched 10 June 2012 7 P.M.
Photo on 12 June 2012 at 9:30 A.M. - 3 mm
#1- Second Instar - 4 mm long - photo on 16 June 2012
#1- Second Instar - 4 mm long - photo on 16 June 2012
#1 on 25 June 2012 - set to molt - 7 mm
#1 on 25 June 2012 - set to molt - 7 mm
Molted, then diapaused - Photo on 30 June 2012
Molted, then diapaused - Photo on 30 June 2012
PHOTO
DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
Female located 13 June 2013 by Jack Harry, Les and Nicky Davis 11.1
miles East of Kamas, south side of Utah Highway 150, Summit County, Utah
which is at an elevation of 7540 feet.
Butterflies
were flying around Viola adunca , identified by Ann Kelsey
at U of U Museum of Natiural History
Females oviposited 14th, through the 17th of June on Viola adunca, which is one of two viola
species seen in that area.
They also oviposited on the chiffon container cover and a few ova on Viola
nephrophylla.
2014 season
The
larvae that went into diapause as fourth instars in 2013, came out
on 5 June 2014 and fed on Viola nephrophylla. They molted
to 5th instar 12 June 2014, continued feeding until reaching 20mm
then
began pupating 17 June 2014.
2013
season
Ova - 5 - 6 days - 3 mm
First Instar - 4 - 5 days - 4 mm +
Third Instar - 4 - 5 days - 7 mm
Fourth Instar - 10 days - 9 mm to 15 mm
Fifth- Instar - 5 days - 20 mm long
"J" - 1 day
Pupa - 5 - 6 days
Some of these went into hibernation again
2012
LOCATION: 11.1 miles East of Kamas, South side of Utah Highway 150, Summit
County, Utah
elevation 7540 feet. ex. Jack Wolfe.
Butterflies
were flying around Viola adunca , identified by Ann Kelsey
at U of U Museum of Natiural History
TIME
SPENT AS:
Ova:
5 to 7 days
Larvae:
First instar - five days as first instar
Second Instar - eight days - 4 mm
Third Instar - Unclear when they molted to fourth instars.
Fourth Instar - 5-10 days and then some went into diapause
Fifth Instar - 5-6 days and then diapaused.
Pupa -
In 2012 Larvae spent about 20 days feeding before they hibernated.
The larvae didn't live through hibernation
Habitat
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