Emerging
Photo
Details - ©Nicky Davis
LOCATION:
Ken Hansen located female 19 June 2011 on host Castilleja sp., 14.3
miles North of Junction of Highway 20 and Highway 1,
Mendocino County, California.
Type locality
GPS:
Unknown
ELEVATION:
unknown
LIFE HISTORY:
Ovum: Unknown
Larva:
Spent twenty-two
days after hibernation as larvae. Overwintered as third
instars. Took out of hibernation 5 May 2012 - Reared using only
10-11 hours of light and kept as cool as possible (60 degrees in my
basement at night for 13-14 hours) to try to keep them from
rediapausing
Molted to Fourth
Instar
on 13 May 2012
Molted to Fifth
Instar
on 17 May 2012 ?
Pupa: Nine days as pupa
- #1 formed pupa 27 May 2012 and adult emerged 5 June 2012
Adult: unknown
Broods: one
Hibernation: Overwinter as larvae
Host
Plant
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