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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Hairstreaks (Theclinae) » Eumaeini » Satyrium » Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak - Hodges#4287 (Satyrium tetra)
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5th Instar Larva - Satyrium tetra
Copyright © 2016 Alice Abela

5th Instar Larva - Satyrium tetra
Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
March 8, 2016
Size: ~13mm
Found on mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides) in sandy Burton Mesa chaparral habitat, a false honey ant (Prenolepis imparis) was with the larva when found, but did not left and did not appear invested in tending the larva

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Contributed by Alice Abela on 9 March, 2016 - 12:09am

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