Species Euphilotes bernardino - Bernardino Blue

Classification · Other Common Names · Range · Season · Food

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))

Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)

Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)

Genus Euphilotes

Species bernardino (Bernardino Blue)

Other Common Names

Bernardino Dotted Blue

Range

Western AZ, So. NV, So. CA, into Baja California (Mexico)

Season

One brood, Feb. to late Aug. (depending on elevation & host plants)

Food

Larval food: Eriogonum spp.

Adults: nectar from Eriogonum

Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 4 July, 2007 - 1:19pm
Additional contributions by Nick Block
Last updated 28 April, 2009 - 11:14am

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