Lorquin's Admiral
Limenitis lorquini burrisoni
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Larva Development
Emerging from hibernaculum - Photo ©Todd Stout
emerging from hibernaculum


Third Instar
L. lorquini 3rd instar larva at 4:44 P.M. 04-02-06


Third Instar
3rd instar larva- L. lorquini burrisoni -8:59 A.M. 04-03-06

3rd instar L. lorquini burrisoni larva

Fourth Instar - April 4, 2006
L. lorquini burrsoni larva - 8:06 A.M. 04-04-06

Close-up of Fourth Instar head
close-up of L. lorquini burrsoni larva - 8:08 A.M.


Fourth Instar set to molt
L. lorquini burrisoni 4th instar larva set to molt


Fourth Instar set to molt
larva on April 6th

Fourth Instar
dorsal view of larva on April 6th


Fourth Instar
larva on April 6th


April 06, 2006 - Larva Molting
side view of molting larva- L. lorquini burrisoni


Fifth Instar - April 06, 2006
back of head of 4th instar larva at 1:23 P.M.


Fifth Instar - April 06, 2006
head shot at 1:20 P.M.

Fifth Instar on April 7, 2006
5th instar larva munching on willow leaf

Discarded head case
discarded head case

Pattern on Back
pattern on back


Fifth Instar
5th instar

Fifth Instar on April 9, 2006
5th instar larva on April 9, 2006

Fifth Instar on April 9, 2006
5th instar larva on April 9, 2006

Fifth Instar
5th instar

Fifth Instar
5th instar eating a willow leaf

Pre-Pupa
Pre-Pupa

  Pupa - April 12, 2006
L. lorquini burrisoni pupa

 Pupa - April 13, 2006
pupa on 04-13-06

  Pupa- Twenty-four hours before adult eclosed
pupa on 04-18-06

Host Plant - Weeping Willow- Salix
leaves, branches and catkins with third instar feeding
L. lorquini burrisoni third instar larva feeding on host plant Weeping Willow- Salix- leaves, branches and catkins with L. lorquini burrisoni third instar larva feedin
Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis

Dates and  times shown on photos

Larva
Third Instar
1. Third instar larva emerging from hibernaculum  ©Todd Stout

Time  differential between the  first signs of being set  to molt  and the completion of the molt  to the next instar is approximately 30 hours.  The 5th instar  will prepupate in approximately 5 days;  two more days to pupate;  then  approximately 7 more days to emergence of the adult butterfly.

 Adult butterflies nectar from plants including California buckeye, yerba santa, and privet; bird droppings; and dung.
Other
Larva  was extracted by Todd Stout on March 4, 2006, near  Robie Creek Road, Idaho.

The larvae resemble bird droppings, an effective camouflage which helps keep predators from eating them.  The white "saddle" serves as a light sensor.


Larval Host Plant
Willow- Salix
Quaking Aspen
Cherry trees, Cottonwoods
Plums
 
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