Favonius quercus

[wolf]

Second breeding "project" of this year.
Eggs found 29. march 2020. Kept the eggs in the fridge, and took them out in late april. They started hatching after 2 days in room temp at the 22. april.
First larva pupated 12. may and first imago hatched 2. june. Hostplant was Quercus petraea
Enjoy the image series

Egg


L1



L2



L3



L4




Prepupa



Pupa



Male




Female

[nomihoudai]

[trehopr1]

Fantastic ! Love all the images of the life cycle. My favorite European hairstreak species. Always stunning...

[Paul K]

Very well done Wolf.
Finding such small eggs outdoors is certainly a challenge, you have a well trained eye.
Wonderful image series of life cycle, priceless.

Keep them coming
Paul

[wollastoni]

Brilliant report and splendid pictures.
Fresh ex-pupae F. quercus are wonderful Lycaenidae !
Congrats

[nostrodamus]

Nice work Wolf !!!!

Such a discreet butterfly, I overlooked it for 10 years and actually it's flying everywhere in the woods near my home...

David