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Fourth Instar August 13, 2006 Fifth Instar July 28, 2007 Male Pupa June 11, 2008 showspink fringe 11:17 A.M.  June 13, 2008 15 minutes before adult  emerged June 13, 2008 - shows close-up of male pupa tail Female Pupa June 11, 2008 shows lack of black border June 12, 2008 Butterfly eclosed the following day Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Reared by Jack Harry who collected the female at the North slope of Alaska, Mile 323 to 381 along Dalton highway, elevation 90 to 365 meters. Larva Fourth Instar 1. Close-up of head 2. Dorsal 3. Lateral Fifth Instar 1.  lateral 2.  dorsal Pupa 1.- 4.  Male on June 11, 2008 thru 13th 5., 6. Female on  June 11 and 12 of 2008 Host Plant Willows Larvae use Salix lanata on North Slope.  They were reared on  Salix exigua