Wildutah Photos of Utah Butterflies, Mead's Wood-Nymph, Cercyonis meadii mexicana

Nokomis Fritillary
Speyeria nokomis apacheana
Immatures

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OVA
Ovum oviposited on violet leaf 28 August, photographed on 28 August 2010
ovum

Ovum oviposited on paper bag on 21 August, showing development and photographed 28 August 2010
ovum laid 21 August, shows development 28 August

First Instar feeding on ovum after hatching 31 August 2010
feeding on egg

Second Instar molted 9 September 2010

Third Instar set to molt to Fourth Instar 14 September 2010
3rd instar

Fourth Instar on 15 September 2010
4th instar

Fifth Instar
5th instar

Sixth Instar
6th instar

Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Located Females 20 August 2010 at the meadow near Koosharem, Sevier County, Utah.

Ova
Two females oviposited about 350 ova but there was a very low hatch rate. No eggs from #1 female hatched even though she laid quite a few but not as many as #2 female.
The ones that did hatch did so after ten or eleven days

Larvae
A few of these fed for twenty two days but never formed a pupa. They were placed in hibernation, but died.

Pupae

Pronunciation
Spay - AIR - ee - uh

Host Plant

viola - these were fed pansies