Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne) Life Cycle

All photos by David and Jan Dauphin, Mission, Texas (May - June 2007)

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Day-1 Brown Longtail (egg laid today,5/13/07) on Bermuda Grass	Day 3 - Egg can be seen inside egg	Day 4 - Cat emerging from egg	Day 5 - Cat 3.5mm long

Day 6 - Cat 5.5mm long	Day 15 - Cat 6mm long	Day 17 - Cat makes nest	Day 20 - Cat 23mm long

Day 23 - 32mm long	Day 29 - Chrysalis formed	Day 38 - Chrysalis 9 days old	Day 39 - Brown Longtailed Emerged and Released on 6/22/07

 

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