Photo
Details - ©Nicky Davis
Adult Male
soon after eclosure
1.
Ventral view - 02-20-06 - Canon D20 -
100mm - M - ISO 100 - 1/250
- F18 - flash +1/3
2.
Ventral
view - 02-20-06
- Canon D20 -
100mm - M - ISO 100 - 1/250
- F18 - flash +1/3
3.
Handsome face, green eyes
- 02-20-06 - Canon
D20 - 100mm - M - ISO 100 -
1/250 - F18 - flash +1
4.
Dorsal view -
02-20-06 -
Canon D20 - 100mm - M - ISO 100 -
1/250 - F16 - flash +2/3
5.
Partial dorsal view - 02-20-06 - Canon D20
-
100mm - M - ISO 100
- 1/250 - F18 - flash +1/3
This
male A. cethura mojavensis butterfly was in diapause (hibernation) for
3
years awaiting perfect
conditions for emergence to insure survival of it's species in it's
harsh
desert environment.
location
and date
Reared by
Todd
Stout who extracted the ova Mar 15, 2003 at an elevation of 3300 feet,
1.8 road miles North of St. George, on East side of Utah Highway 18,
Washington County, Utah.
Host
Plants
Western
Tansy MustardDescurainia pinnata
Caulanthus
lasiophyllum var. utahensis
Streptanthella
longirostris |
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