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Boisduval's Blue

Plebejus icarioides

Description:

Blue dorsal with dark edging on fore wings and light on hind. Faint spots near edging on hind wings. Body is blue.

Habitat:

Spotted along trail in a canyon

Notes:

Not a Mission Blue. A look a like not not sure which. I need to find them again and get a shot of the underside.

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2 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

thank you mauna

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

Beautiful image. I love the muted colors of this butterfly.

Jellis
Spotted by
Jellis

Alameda, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 12, 2013
Submitted on Apr 12, 2013

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