Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele pseudocarpenteri Immatures Home  -  Butterflies  -  Details Please scroll down to see all photos of IMMATURES For other photos/information, click on your choice of MALE ECLOSURE          ADULT _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

First instar Second  instar #5 - Molted to second instar on October 28, 2007 Photo taken on October 29, 2007 Third  instar #5 - Molted to third instar on November 04, 2007 Photo taken on November 05, 2007 Fourth  instar #5 - Molted to fourth instar on November 09, 2007 Photo taken on November 12, 2007 Fifth  instar #5 - Just molted to fifth instar on November 15, 2007 Photo taken on November 15, 2007 View from the back Just after tossing old head case off the leaf ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #4 Molting to Sixth  instar - November 08, 2007 Old skin splitting along each side Old skin is half off Old skin is  off Just after tossing old head case off the leaf Sixth  instar #5 lateral view - Molted to 6th instar on November 20, 2007 Photo taken on November 22, 2007 Sixth  instar #1 dorsal view - Molted to 6th instar on November 06, 2007 Photo taken on November 07, 2007 Pupa Development Female # 4 - pupa formed 10 A.M. November 19, 2007 - Photo on November 27, 2007 Male #3 pupa formed November 14, 2007- photo taken  November 27, 2007 at 9:47 A.M. - eclosed November 27, 2007 at 9:48 Male #1 formed pupa on November 13, 2007 photo taken November 16, 2007 -  eclosed November 26, 2007 Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Coll females 28 Jul 2007 Sweet Grass Hills Black Jack Butte MT: Liberty County Dale Nielson leg. Larva Development First instar - October 7, 2007 #5 Molted to 2nd instar October 28, 2007.  Photo taken October 29, 2007 #5 Molted to 3rd instar on November 04, 2007.  Photo taken November 05, 2007 #5 Molted to 4th instar on November 09, 2007.  Photo taken November 12, 2007 #5 Just after molting to 5th instar on November 16, 2007 Five photos of #4 molting  to a 6th instar #5 Molted to 6th instar  November 20, 2007.  Photo taken November 22, 2007 #5 Molted to 6th instar  November 20, 2007.  Photo taken November 22, 2007 Pupa  Development #4 pupa (female) formed November 19, 2007.  Photo taken on November 27th. #3 formed pupa November 14, 2007.  Photo on November 27, 2007.  The same day the butterfly emerged #1 formed pupa November 13, 2007.  Photo taken November 16, 2007 Females collected by Dale Nielson July 28, 2007 at Sweet Grass Hills, Black Jack Butte, Liberty  County, Montana These normally hibernate as first instar but were coaxed into feeding on pansies by keeping them on fresh pansy leaves under lights 24x7. Caterpillars fed from 29 to 33 days.  From  6th instar to form a "J" took from 7 to 10 days.  The pupa took from 12 days 15 hours to 12 days and 18 hours. Host Reared on pansies