Pholisora catullus – Common Sootywing
6/8/2012 - Common Sootywing egg on Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium)
7/17/2012 - The typical leaf shelter of an early instar caterpillar
7/17/12 Eggs and a leaf shelter on Lamb's Quarters
7/17/2012 - 1st instar caterpillar
7/17/2012 Typical shelter of a later instar caterpillar
8/1/2012 Caterpillar ready to pupate, spinning a shelter for the pupa
8/5/2012 - I opened up the spun shelter to see the pupa
8/9/2012 - Just emerged
ready to go!
Betsy Higgins
Western Massachusetts
edited by Marcie O'Connor