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Swallowtail Battus philenor philenor Immatures |
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OVA
oviposited on 20 September 2010
LARVAE
First instar hatched 25 September 2010
These liked to stay right together up to the
day they walked off to pupate - Photo on the same day
Top larva molted to second instar 12:44 P.M. 28 September 2010
Second instar on 30 September 2010
Second instar set to molt to third instar
3 October 2010
Third instar
3 October 2010
Molted toFourth Instar at 10 P.M. 7 October, 2010
Photo on 8 October 2010
Molted to Fifth Instar before 7 A.M. on 11 October 2010
Photo at 9:30 A.M. 11 October 2010
Fifth instars on 19 October - 42 mm long
50 mm on 20 October, then shortened to
45 mm before walking off plant to pupate
#1 A bit more brown than black 7:45 A.M. 24 October
#1 on 24 October 2010 - Slightly lighter color at 9:30 A.M.
Purged liquid and walked off plant at 3 P.M.
to find a suitable place to form a pupa.
PUPAE
| #1 Pupa was formed on dark gray/brown cardboard before 8 A.M. 27 October 2010 | |
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#2 Pupa formed on dark gray/brown cardboard about 2:45 P.M. 27 October 2010 |
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This green Battus philenor philenor pupa formed on the stem of Aristolochia durior Reared by Jacque Wolfe |
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| Photo
Details - ©Nicky Davis LOCATION: Todd Stout located female 16 September 2010 at Pima Canyon, Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona Elevation 2900 feet PHOTOS: Photos of larvae and ova on Aristolochia durior, Pipevine, the host plant. On 28 October photos taken of #1 and #2 Pupa that formed on 27 October 2010 in a dark gray cardboard tube (toilet paper roll) with brown paper towel over each end and placed in a plastic tub that held both ends securely together. The green pupa was reared by Jacque Wolfe. It formed the pupa on a stem of the host plant. LIFE HISTORY: Ovum: 5 days Larva: 29 to 30 days between the day they hatched and the day they purged liquid and walked off plant to pupate. Pupa: Some pupae developed and butterflies emerged in the fall of 2010, others hibernated and emerged after bring them back out of the fridge in the first week of February 2012. Adult: unknown Broods: 3 to 4 Hibernation: They overwinter as pupae Host Plant
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