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A Spring Sprung Too Soon Is a Death Blow to Butterfly — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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A Spring Sprung Too Soon Is a Death Blow to Butterfly

By: JOSIE GARTHWAITE

Date: March 19, 2012

Erigeron speciosus Caterpillars Pinus contorta Pinus contorta var. latifolia Speyeria mormonia

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Early snow melts can throw a butterfly's life cycle out of whack, accounting for 84 percent of the

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Erigeron speciosus

Caterpillars

Pinus contorta

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

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