P. indra calcicola Immatures Photos
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Papilio indra nr. calcicola first instar caterpillars
Create a unique skeletonizing effect on the leaf. Recognizing these particular strip patterns makes finding smaller larvae easier if you time your search at the right time of year. (For this population, north of St. George, Utah, the best time to look is the second week of April.) These larvae were collected in 2005.
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Papilio indra nr. calcicola third instar
This third instar is set to molt to fourth instar.
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Papilio indra nr. calcicola third instar
This third instar is set to molt to fourth instar.
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Papilio indra nr. calcicola third instar
This third instar is set to molt to fourth instar.
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Papilio indra nr. calcicola fourth instar
Fourth instar caterpillar set to molt to fifth instar.
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Papilio indra nr. calcicola fifth instar
Young fifth instar caterpillar. Papilio indra nr. calcicola from the Dixie Red Hills area north of St. George, Washington County, Utah on 4 April 2008; 3300'
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Papilio indra nr. calcicola fifth instar caterpillar
As the young fifth instar caterpillars eat and grow the coloration of the whitish band becomes pinkish.
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Papilio indra nr. calcicola odd fifth instar caterpillar
Instead of being pink and black, this aberrant fifth instar caterpillar was mostly black with orange dots. Photo courtesy Vernon Evans.
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Papilio indra nr. calcicola fifth instar caterpillar
Caterpillar feeding on Lomatium parryi. Host plant cuttings are placed in water and placed in a glass terrarium with a screen lid.
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Side by side comparison
Side by side comparison of a Papilio indra pergamus fifth instar feeding on Tauschia arguta and a Papilio indra nr. calicola fifth instar feeding on Lomatium parryi. Photo courtesy Jeremiah Lagrone.
