Vanessa atalanta rubria
Adult Emerging
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Adult Emerging - 2:55 P.M. 2 August 2011
Opening the pupa shell
Inflating Wings
Inflating Wings
Inflating Wings
Inflating Wings
Drying Wings
Close-up of Top of Head
Wing Close-up
Wing Close-up
Underside of abdomen
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Details Nicky Davis & Todd Stout collected two larvae 19 July, 2011 in Lambs Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah These larvae make a nest by silking onto the edges of a leaf and pulling the edges together into an upward or "bowl" position. However, when ready to pupate, a larva silks a leaf together upside down or in an "umbrella" position. The pupa took 8 days to develop and the butterfly to emerge. Host Plant
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