Desert Marble
Euchloe lotta
==Euclose hyantis lotta
Immatures

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Larva
Fourth instar - May 11. 2006

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Fifth instar  - May 12,  2006
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Fifth instar darkening prior to pupation  - 4:30 P.M. May 15, 2006
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Fifth instar darkening prior to pupation - 4:31 P.M. May 15, 2006
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Pupa

Formation of Pupa completed May 17, 2006
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Pupa showing development on October 25, 2006
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This photo shows the pupa development on November 02, 2006. 
The butterfly eclosed November 03, 2006
Pupa development one day before eclosure


Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Ova extracted April 29, 2006 in Big Canyon, Utah County, Utah by Todd Stout

Fourth instar
May 11, 2006 - Larva  - Canon 20D,  100 mm lens,  F16, ISO 200, 1/250, Flash +2/3 

Fifth instar - normal color
May 13, 2006

Fifth instar darkening prior to pupation
May 15, 2006 at 10:59 A.M.
May 15, 2006 at 4:30 P.M.
May 15, 2006  - side view at 4:31 P.M.

Pupa
Pupa completed May 17, 2006 - Pupa -  Canon 20D,  100 mm lens,  F16, ISO 200, 1/250, Flash +1


Pupa
1., 2.  
Pupa showing development after a simulated winter and spring season


Host Plants
Dyer's   Woad - Isatis tinctoria
Heartleaf Twistflower- Streptanthus cordatus
Pinnate Tansymustard - Descurainia pinnata
Tumble Mustard - Sisymbrium altisimmum

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