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Vanessa cardui
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#5 Last Instar on Wavy-Leaf Thistle - Circium undulatum- June 07, 2008
dorsal

#5 Last Instar - June 07, 2008
lateral

#4 Last Instar
#4 5th instar

#4 Last Instar
#4 5th instar

This #1 fourth instar was found feeding on Malva neglecta on May 27th and photographed May 30th
larva on Malva neglecta


#6 Last Instar, Forming a silk pad to hang pupa- June 13, 2008
#6 Last Instar, selects spot for silk pad to hang pupa- 9:33 a.m.June 13, 2008
Nearly ready to pupate
 #6 Last Instar, forming a silk pad to hang pupa- 12:07 p.m.June 13, 2008
silk pad

#6 Pre-Pupa or "J"  - 12:58 p.m. June 13, 2008
#6 in "J" or pre-pupa
 #6 Pupa -  1:30 a.m. June 14, 2008
new pupa formed

#1 Pupa -  formed  and photographed June 3, 2008
#1 pupa on same day it formed a pupa
#1 Pupa - 8:46 A.M. June 11, 2008 - 1:39 minutes before butterfly emerged
1 hour and 39 minutes before adult emerged

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A  Painted Lady oviposited on a Salvia plant in our garden on May 18, 2008
ovum

#2 first instar on Salvia May 21, 2008
1st instar

#2 fourth instar on Salvia set to molt on June 13th
4th instar on Salvia

#2 New  fifth instar  June 13th
new 5th instar
#2 Fifth instar  June 17th - dorsal
#2 cardui 5th instar dorsal view on June 17th
#2 Fifth instar  June 17th - lateral
#2 5th instar lateral view on June 17th

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This #1 fourth instar was found feeding on Malva neglecta on May 27th and photographed May 30th
larva on Malva neglecta
Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Larvae located June 3, 2008,  along Kennecott Road, 8600 West, Salt Lake County, Utah

 Larva
 1., 2. Last Instar #5 on Wavy-leaf or Gray Thistle - Circium undulatum, dorsal and lateral
3., 4.  # 4 last instar  easily negotiating its way through  the spines of Circium undulatum.
5.  This #1  4th instar  was located May 27 2008 on Mallow neglecta in Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah.  Photo taken May 30th.  Lucky for him that we found him since the city mowed down his food supply the next week.

6. #6 Choosing site for silk pad
7. #6 Attaching silk to the plant leaf

Pre-Pupa
8. #6 "J" or Pre-Pupa formed

Pupa
9.  #6 Pupa formed June 13, 2008
10.  #1 Pupa formed and photographed June 3, 2008
11.  #1 Pupa 8:46 A.M. June 11, 2008 - 1:39 before adult emerged
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Female Oviposited on Salvia superba
Ova #2 on Salvia superba
A  Painted Lady oviposited on a Meadow Sage - Salvia superba plant in our garden on May 18, 2008. The egg hatched on May 21st and was placed on Salvia.

Larva #2 on Salvia superba
#2 First instar on Salvia superba on May 21, 2008
#2 Fourth instar on Salvia superba set to molt on June 13th.
#2 New  fifth instar  June 13th.
This larva fed on Salvia superba until a few days after it molted to 5th instar. It then stopped eating and was unable to pupate.

Host
Wavy-leaf or Gray Thistle - Circium undulatum
Common Mallow - Malva neglecta

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