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Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata pusillus Immatures |
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June 13, 2006
June 14, 2006
LARAE
larva #2 a few hours after hatching
Just after molt to 2nd instar
June 20, 2006
Head just after molt to 2nd instar
June 20, 2006
Side view of 2nd instar on June 23, 2006
Second Instar - Dorsal view on June 23, 2006
Third instar just emerging from old skin - old head case still on
Third Instar, 11:12 P.M. June 25, 2006
Fourth Instar
5th instar on July 5, 2006
Eyespots on thorax, blue circled with green circled by yellow - July 9, 2006 at 12:50 A.M.
Fifth Instar
5th instar just after purging excess, reddish fluids
After purging It began walking around seeking an appropriate place to pupate
PUPAE
| Pupa #1 just after forming July 12, 2006 |
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Pupa Development Pupae #1 and #3 were transferred from winter to spring conditions on March 5, 2007 March 19, 2007 - Pupa #3 |
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April 3, 2007 - Pupa #1 - Butterfly emerged at 11:53 A.M. the same day Photos at 11:45 A.M. |
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Details - ©Nicky Davis Ova collected June 12, 2006 on Prunus virginiana by Todd Stout at Farmington Canyon, Davis County, Utah. These P. multicaudatus may be univoltine. They should feed for about 6-7 weeks; pupate and emerge next spring; However, some may develop and emerge in the fall Host Plant
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