Clodius Parnassian
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Adult Male

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June 25, 2006 - Note solid black antennae
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Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Located June 25, 2006 - Farmington Canyon, Davis County, Utah

Solid Black antennae, wing span 2 - 2 1/2 inches, front wing no red spot, upper side of hind wing has two red spots.  Hibernate as eggs and sometimes pupae or even as older larvae in high elevations  per  Scott "The Butterflies of North America"

Host Plant
Steer's Head Bleeding Heart - Fumitory dicentra uniflora

Scott lists Dicentra formosa and Dicentra pauciflora as other host plants in "The Butterflies of North America"

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