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Species Euphilotes bernardino - Bernardino Blue - Hodges#4366.3

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)

Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)

Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)

Genus Euphilotes

Species bernardino (Bernardino Blue - Hodges#4366.3)

Hodges Number

4366.3

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 Steve Nanz, Nick Block
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 3:18am

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