Re: Brown Hairstreak (Early Stages)
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:34 am
Thanks for your replies and comments everybody
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The first hatching occurred on the morning of 5th July, which was a few days earlier than expected. L2 spent 32 days as a pupa and emerged as a male. At about 4 days prior to hatching, the pupa started to darken in the area around the wings and this gradually spread to the whole pupal case, which became completly black.
The adult was released back to its site of origin and stayed around for over an hour, occasionally taking sips of the sugar solution that I had sprayed onto the leaves of the plant.
The revised hatching dates for L3 and L1 are 13th July and 15th July respectively. I suspect that L1 may be a female, judging by its slightly broader abdominal area, but time will tell and I will post a final update when both have emerged.
Vince
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The first hatching occurred on the morning of 5th July, which was a few days earlier than expected. L2 spent 32 days as a pupa and emerged as a male. At about 4 days prior to hatching, the pupa started to darken in the area around the wings and this gradually spread to the whole pupal case, which became completly black.
The adult was released back to its site of origin and stayed around for over an hour, occasionally taking sips of the sugar solution that I had sprayed onto the leaves of the plant.
The revised hatching dates for L3 and L1 are 13th July and 15th July respectively. I suspect that L1 may be a female, judging by its slightly broader abdominal area, but time will tell and I will post a final update when both have emerged.
Vince