Chlosyne acastus ssp. Carbon County, Montana
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Ova laid 24 and 25 June 2011
Ovum ready to hatch 1 July 2011
First Instar - 1 July 2011
Second Instars with old head cases and discarded skins
Third Instar
Fourth Instar
Fifth Instar
Fifth Instar
August 7, 2011- Some larvae formed pupa instead of diapausing
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DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis Steve Kohler LOCATED female 22 June 2011 on host plant Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Near Belfry, Carbon County, Montana and gave them to Jacque Wolfe who gave me a few to rear. GPS: Unknown ELEVATION: 5099 feet LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: Female oviposited on Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus 24-25 June 2011. Hatched 1 - 2 July 2011, about 7 days Larva: Overwinter as third or fourth instar Pupa: Some formed pupa and developed into butterflies the same year but most did go into diapause. Adult: unknown Broods: unknown Hibernation: Overwinter as larvae Host Plant - click below for photos Reared on Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus then changed to Engelmann Aster because viscidiflorus was drying out in my area Host Plant
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