Post by wolf on Jun 7, 2021 10:25:38 GMT
This is a species that flies in the mountains of southern Norway. I found one single battered female in late july last year which i kept alive for eggs. She managed to give me around 20 eggs before she died. The hostplant in Norway is Astragalus alpinus. The eggs used 5 days to hatch. The newly hatched larva went through their first stage in autumn and hibernated as L2 larva. After hibernation they used about 2,5 weeks to pupation. Pupal stage lasted alittle over 1 week.
As always, enjoy the pictures!
Egg
L1
L2
L3
L4
Pupa
Male
Female
If you'd like to see a few more pictures of this species and others in high res you can head over to Norlep.com. I recently set up this website aimed at showing the lifecycle of all Norwegian butterflies. My breeding material is limited as of now, but i hope to add more and more species as the seasons pass.
As always, enjoy the pictures!
Egg
L1
L2
L3
L4
Pupa
Male
Female
If you'd like to see a few more pictures of this species and others in high res you can head over to Norlep.com. I recently set up this website aimed at showing the lifecycle of all Norwegian butterflies. My breeding material is limited as of now, but i hope to add more and more species as the seasons pass.
