Male - Upperside
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Female - Upperside
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Male - Underside
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Female - Underside
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SPECIMEN - LARGE IMAGES
Male Upperside
Male Underside
Female Upperside
Female Underside
Photo
Details - ©Nicky Davis
Larva located by Les and Nicky
Davis on 26 April 2010 at
South end of Thomas
Range, Juab County, Utah
GPS
N. 39º 39'
7.84", W 113º 05" 4.51'
Elevation
5306 Feet
Host Plant
Indian Paintbrush - Castilleja chromosa
They prefer eating flower buds and the bright
scarlet leafy bracts that surround the narrow tubular greenish-yellow
flowers. They like to rest on a dead twig from the previous
year's plants so a
twig was placed in the container next to the flower and bracts for
their use. Number three and five larva formed a pupa using a twig
as a
base.
Ova - unknown
Larvae -
unknown since they were located when they were fourth or fifth instars
Pupae - It
took 9 to 10 days for the pupae to develop and the butterfly to eclose.
For Habitat click on
South end
of the Thomas Range in the West Desert, Juab County, Utah
Pronunciation
Chlosyne
leanira alma
clo-sign-ee
lee_an_ear_ah al-ma
Host
Plant
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