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| Subfamily Lycaeninae — Coppers | ||||
| Lycaena arota arota - Tailed Copper Lycaena arota arota - Tailed Copper Lycaena arota arota - Tailed Copper |
Male dorsal Ventral Ventral |
Big Dalton Cyn, San Gabriel Mtns Big Dalton Cyn, San Gabriel Mtns Big Dalton Cyn, San Gabriel Mtns |
07.08.06 07.08.06 07.08.06 |
Currant and Gooseberry (Ribes spp.) |
| Lycaena arota nubila - 'Cloudy' Tailed Copper | - | - | - | Currant and Gooseberry (Ribes spp.) |
| Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides - Great Copper Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides - Great Copper |
Ventral Ventral |
Palomar Mountain St Pk, San Diego Co. Palomar Mountain St Pk, San Diego Co. |
07.24.07 07.24.07 |
Docks (Rumex spp.) |
| Lycaena gorgon gorgon - Gorgon Copper Lycaena gorgon gorgon - Gorgon Copper Lycaena gorgon gorgon - Gorgon Copper Lycaena gorgon gorgon - Gorgon Copper Lycaena gorgon gorgon - Gorgon Copper |
Male dorsal Male ventral Male dorsal Male dorsal Female dorsal |
Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns Rincon OHV Road, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns |
05.23.06 05.23.06 05.23.06 05.23.06 06.09.07 |
Long-stemmed Buckwheat (Eriogonum elongatum) in So. Cal. |
| Lycaena gorgon micropunctata - Small Spotted Gorgon Copper | - | - | - | Long-stemmed Buckwheat (Eriogonum elongatum) in So. Cal. |
| Lycaena heteronea clara - Bright Blue Copper | - | - | - | Buckwheat (Eriogonum) |
| Lycaena helloides helloides - Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides helloides - Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides helloides - Purplish Copper |
Male dorsal Male dorsal Female dorsal |
Trout Pond Trailhead, Lake Cuyamaca, San Diego Co. Trout Pond Trailhead, Lake Cuyamaca, San Diego Co. Trout Pond Trailhead, Lake Cuyamaca, San Diego Co. |
08.25.07 10.06.07 10.06.07 |
Docks, sorrels and other Polygonum spp.inc. Willow Dock |
| Lycaena hermes - Hermes Copper | - | - | - | Redberry (Rhamnus crocea) |
| Subfamily Theclinae — Hairstreaks | ||||
| Habrodais grunus grunus - Golden Hairstreak Habrodais grunus grunus - Golden Hairstreak Habrodais grunus grunus - Golden Hairstreak |
Ventral Ventral Dorsal |
Mt Waterman Trail off Hwy 2, San Gabriels Mt Waterman Trail off Hwy 2, San Gabriels Aegolius Creek, Big Bear Lake |
06.25.06 06.25.06 06.27.06 |
Oaks (Quercus), esp. Canyon Live Oak |
| Atlides halesus corcorani - Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus corcorani - Great Purple Hairstreak |
Male ventral Female ventral |
Plum Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ |
10.03.05 09.25.07 |
Mistletoe |
| Callophrys perplexa perplexa - Perplexing Hairstreak Callophrys perplexa perplexa - Perplexing Hairstreak Callophrys perplexa perplexa - Perplexing Hairstreak |
Ventral Ventral Ventral |
Moro Cyn, Crystal Cove St Pk, Orange County Solstice Cyn, Santa Monica Mtns Stoddard Cyn area, San Gabriels |
02.22.06 04.20.06 03.14.07 |
Buckwheat (Eriogonum), Deerweed (Lotus scoparius) and Ceanothus |
| Callophrys nelsoni nelsoni- Nelson's Hairstreak Callophrys nelsoni nelsoni- Nelson's Hairstreak |
Ventral Ventral |
Forsee Creek Trail, off Jenks Lk Rd, so of Big Bear Mt Waterman Trail off Hwy 2, San Gabriels |
06.04.06 06.25.06 |
Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrans) |
| Callophrys loki - 'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys loki - 'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak |
Ventral Ventral |
Cactus Springs Trail, Santa Rosa Wilderness Cactus Springs Trail, Santa Rosa Wilderness |
04.04.07 04.04.07 |
California Juniper (Juniperus californica) |
| Callophrys thornei - "Thorne's' Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys thornei - "Thorne's' Juniper Hairstreak |
Ventral Ventral |
Otay Mountain, San Diego Co. Otay Mountain, San Diego Co. |
03.08.08 03.08.08 |
Tecate Cypress (Cupressus forbesii) |
| Callophrys siva juniperaria - 'Siva' Juniper Hairstreak | - | - | - | California Juniper (Juniperus californica) |
| Callophrys spinetorum - Thicket Hairstreak | - | - | - | Dwarf mistletoe |
| Callophrys augustinus iroides - Western Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus iroides - Western Brown Elfin |
Ventral Ventral |
West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns Mystic Canyon, eastern San Gabriels |
03.05.07 05.28.06 |
Dodder, Ceanothus, others |
| Callophrys mossii hidakupa - San Gabriel Mtns (Moss's) Elfin | Larva | Glendora Ridge Road, San Gabriel Mtns | 05.31.08 | Sedum spathulifolium |
| Callophrys eryphon - Western Pine Elfin Callophrys eryphon - Western Pine Elfin |
Ventral Ventral |
Siberia Creek Trail, Big Bear Siberia Creek Trail, Big Bear |
05.18.06 05.18.06 |
Lodgepole and other Pines |
| Satyrium californica californica - California Hairstreak Satyrium californica californica - California Hairstreak |
Ventral Ventral |
Siberia Creek Trail, Big Bear Pineknot Trail, Big Bear |
07.18.05 07.01.06 |
Oak (Quercus); Buck Brush (Ceanothus cuneatus) |
| Satyrium sylvinus sylvinus - Sylvan Hairstreak | Ventral | Alder Creek, Sherman Pass, Tulare Co. | 07.20.08 | Willows (Salix) |
| Satyrium sylvinus desertorum - 'Desert' Sylvan Hairstreak | Ventral | See page | See page | Willows (Salix) |
| Satyrium sylvinus dryope - 'Dryope' Sylvan Hairstreak | - | - | - | Willows (Salix) |
| Satyrium auretorum spadix - Gold-hunter's Hairstreak Satyrium auretorum spadix - Gold-hunter's Hairstreak Satyrium auretorum spadix - Gold-hunter's Hairstreak |
Ventral Ventral Darker markings |
Silver Mocassin Trail, off Hwy 2, San Gabriel Mtns Roadside, Angeles Crest Hwy, San Gabriels Roadside, Angeles Crest Hwy, San Gabriels |
06.20.06 06.25.06 06.20.06 |
Oak (Quercus) |
| Satyrium auretorum fumosum - Santa Monica Mtns Hairstreak | - | - | - | Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
| Satyrium tetra - Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak Satyrium tetra - Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak Satyrium tetra - Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak Satyrium tetra - Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak |
Male ventral Female ventral Ventral Male ventral |
Roadside, Angeles Crest Hwy, San Gabriels Roadside, Angeles Crest Hwy, San Gabriels Roadside, Angeles Crest Hwy, San Gabriels Icehouse Canyon, San Gabriels |
06.25.06 06.25.06 06.25.06 06.19.07 |
Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides) |
| Satyrium saepium chalcis - Hedgerow Hairstreak Satyrium saepium chalcis - Hedgerow Hairstreak Satyrium saepium chalcis - Hedgerow Hairstreak |
Male ventral Female ventral Darker ventral |
Bear Canyon, Cleveland NF off Hwy 74 Roadside, Angeles Crest Hwy, San Gabriels Icehouse Canyon, San Gabriels |
06.25.05 06.20.06 06.19.07 |
Ceanothus |
| Satyrium saepium chlorophora - 'Purplish' Hedgerow Hairstreak | - | - | - | Ceanothus |
| Satyrium saepium subaridum - 'Desert' Hedgerow Hairstreak | ||||
| Satyrium behrii behrii - Behr's Hairstreak | Ventral | Valyermo Road, Antelope Valley, LA Co. | 05.13.07 | Waxy bitterbrush (Purshia grandulosa) |
| Strymon istapa clenchi - Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak | - | - | - | Alkali Mallow |
| Strymon melinus pudica - Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus pudica - Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus pudica - Gray Hairstreak |
Male dorsal Ventral Female dorsal |
Garden, Long Beach Garden, Long Beach Garden, Long Beach |
08.14.05 08.14.05 03.04.06 |
Many, inc. buckwheats, lotus, mallows. Larva on E. fasciculatum. |
| Strymon avalona - Avalon Scrub Hairstreak | - | - | - | Deerweed (Lotus scoparius) and Silver-leaved Trefoil (Lotus argophyllum var. ornithopus |
| Ministrymon leda - Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda - Leda Ministreak |
Ventral Ventral |
Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ |
09.25.07 09.25.07 |
Mesquite |
| Subfamily Polyommatinae - Blues | ||||
| Leptotes marina - Marine Blue Leptotes marina - Marine Blue Leptotes marina - Marine Blue |
Female dorsal Male dorsal Ventral |
El Dorado Reg Pk Caribou Creek, Big Bear Caribou Creek, Big Bear |
08.05.05 07.18.05 07.18.05 |
Plumbago in cities; various legumes elsewhere inc. Astragalus spp. |
| Brephidium exilis - Western Pygmy Blue Brephidium exilis - Western Pygmy Blue |
Ventral Dorsal |
Glendora Ridge Road, San Gabriel Mtns Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns |
08.13.05 09.15.05 |
Saltbush (Atriplex spp.) |
| Everes amyntula amyntula - Western Tailed-Blue Everes amyntula amyntula - Western Tailed-Blue Everes amyntula amyntula - Western Tailed-Blue |
Female dorsal Male dorsal Ventral |
La Jolla Cyn, Pt Mugu St Pk Wildhorse Creek Trail, Big Bear Wildhorse Creek Trail, Big Bear |
01.12.06 05.19.06 05.19.06 |
Astragalus spp. |
| Celastrina echo - Echo Blue (Spring Azure complex) Celastrina echo - Echo Blue (Spring Azure complex) Celastrina echo - Echo Blue (Spring Azure complex) |
Female dorsal Ventral Female dorsal |
Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns Sunset Peak ridgeline, San Gabriel Mtns Mt Lemmon, Santa Catalina Mtns, Pima Co. AZ |
01.15.06 05.22.07 09.26.07 |
Ceanothus leucodermis, Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum), others |
| Glaucopsyche piasus piasus - Arrowhead Blue | - | - | - | Lupinus excubitus |
| Glaucopsyche piasus sagittigera - 'Coastal' Arrowhead Blue | - | - | - | Lupinus excubitus |
| Glaucopsyche piasus nr. sagittigera - Arrowhead Blue | Ventral | Little Pine Flat, San Bernardino Mtns | 05.26.07 | Lupinus andersonii |
| Glaucopsyche piasus gabrielina - 'San Gabriel Mtns' Arrowhead Blue | See page | Mt Islip, San Gabriel Mtns | 06.13.08 | Lupinus elatus |
| Glaucopsyche piasus umbrosa - 'Smoky' Arrowhead Blue | - | - | - | Lupinus formosus |
| Glaucopsyche piasus excubita - 'Bush Lupine' Arrowhead Blue | - | - | - | Usually Lupinus excubitus |
| Glaucopsyche lygdamus australis - 'Southern' Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus australis - 'Southern' Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus australis - 'Southern' Silvery Blue |
Ventral Male dorsal Female dorsal |
West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns Barrett-Stoddard Truck Trail, San Gabriel Mtns |
03.16.06 03.16.06 04.01.07 |
Deerweed (Lotus scoparius) |
| Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis - Palos Verdes Blue | Ventral of 2 diff. | Near Defense Fuel Supply Point, San Pedro | 03.11.07 | Coast locoweed (Astragalus trichopodus lonchus) and Deerweed (Lotus scoparius) |
| Philotes sonorensis sonorensis - Sonoran Blue Philotes sonorensis sonorensis - Sonoran Blue Philotes sonorensis sonorensis - Sonoran Blue Philotes sonorensis sonorensis - Sonoran Blue |
Female dorsal Male dorsal Ventral Ménage-à-trois |
Islip Cyn, San Gabriel Cyn, SG Mtns Stoddard Cyn area, San Gabriel Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns |
03.08.06 03.14.07 04.13.06 04.18.06 |
Dudleya lanceolata |
| Philotiella speciosa speciosa - Small Blue | - | - | - | Punctured Bract (Oxytheca perfoliata), Trilobia (Oxytheca trilobata), Kidneyleaf buckwheat (Eriogonum reniforme) |
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Euphilotes battoides allyni - El Segundo Blue Euphilotes battoides allyni - El Segundo Blue Euphilotes battoides allyni - El Segundo Blue Euphilotes battoides allyni - El Segundo Blue Euphilotes battoides allyni - El Segundo Blue |
Male dorsal Ventral Female dorsal Male dorsal Ventral |
Near LAX, Playa Del Rey, LA Co. Near LAX, Playa Del Rey, LA Co. Miramar Park, Torrance, LA Co. Miramar Park, Torrance, LA Co. Near LAX, Playa Del Rey, LA Co. |
07.11.08 06.26.08 07.12.07 07.09.07 06.26.08 |
Eriogonum parvifolium |
| Euphilotes bernardino bernardino - Bernardino Dotted Blue Euphilotes bernardino bernardino - Bernardino Dotted Blue Euphilotes bernardino bernardino - Bernardino Dotted Blue Euphilotes bernardino bernardino - Bernardino Dotted Blue |
Ventral Female dorsal Male dorsal Mating pair |
Inaja Nature Trail near Julian Roadside, Angeles Crest Hwy, San Gabriel Mtns Glendora Ridge Road, San Gabriel Mtns San Juan Loop, Cleveland NF off Hwy 74 |
06.26.05 06.25.06 05.22.07 06.25.05 |
Eriogonum fasciculatum, E. cinereum |
| Euphilotes bernardino ssp. - Santa Monica Mountains Blue Euphilotes bernardino ssp. - Santa Monica Mountains Blue Euphilotes bernardino ssp. - Santa Monica Mountains Blue |
Ventral Male dorsal Female dorsal |
Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu |
07.12.07 07.12.07 07.12.07 |
Eriogonum cinereum |
| Euphilotes bernardino nr garthi - Point Loma Blue | - | - | - | Eriogonum fasciculatum? |
| Euphilotes baueri vernalis - Vernal Blue (Coxey Meadow) | - | - | - | Eriogonum kennedyi |
| Euphilotes enoptes tildeni - "Tilden's' Dotted Blue Euphilotes enoptes tildeni - "Tilden's' Dotted Blue |
Ventral Ventral |
McGill Trail, Mt Pinos, Los Padres NF Mt Islip, San Gabriel Mtns |
07.02.07 08.02.07 |
Eriogonum nudum |
| Euphilotes enoptes dammersi - 'Dammer's' Dotted Blue - E. Mojave pop. | - | - | - | Eriogonum wrightii or elongatum |
| Euphilotes enoptes dammersi - 'Dammer's' Dotted Blue
- Low Desert pop. Euphilotes enoptes dammersi - 'Dammer's' Dotted Blue - Low Desert pop. |
Female ovip. Male ventral |
Cactus Springs Trail, Santa Rosa Wilderness, Riv. Co. Cactus Springs Trail, Santa Rosa Wilderness, Riv. Co. |
09.16.07 09.16.07 |
Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum |
| Euphilotes enoptes nr dammersi - Baldwin Lake Blue | Ventral | PCT near Doble, Big Bear | 08.23.05 | Eriogonum kennedyi |
| Euphilotes enoptes nr dammersi - Arrastre Creek Blue | - | - | - | Eriogonum davidsoni |
| Euphilotes enoptes cryptorufes - 'Cryptorufes' Dotted Blue | - | - | - | Eriogonum davidsoni |
| Euphilotes mojave mojave - Mojave Blue Euphilotes mojave mojave - Mojave Blue |
Ventral Ventral |
Rock Corral, Johnson Valley, SBern Co Nr Bob's Gap, Mojave Desert edge, LA Co. |
04.13.08 04.10.08 |
Eriogonum pusillum, reniforme, nudum |
| Euphilotes pallescens elvirae - 'Elvira' Pallid Blue | - | - | - | Eriogonum plumatella and microthecum |
| Hemiargus ceraunus gyas - 'Edward's' Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus gyas - 'Edward's' Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus gyas - 'Edward's' Ceraunus Blue |
Ventral Male dorsal Female dorsal |
Yaqui Well, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk Plum Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ |
10.11.05 10.03.05 09.25.07 |
Mesquite and Alfalfa |
| Echinargus isola alce - Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola alce - Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola alce - Reakirt's Blue |
Ventral Male dorsal Female dorsal |
Plum Cyn, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk Mt Lemmon, Santa Catalina Mtns, Pima Co. AZ Plum Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park |
06.26.05 09.25.07 04.19.08 |
Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), Screwbean Mesquite (P. pubescens), Catclaw (Acacia greggii) |
| Plebejus melissa paradoxa - 'Orange-Margined' Melissa Blue Plebejus melissa paradoxa - 'Orange-Margined' Melissa Blue Plebejus melissa paradoxa - 'Orange-Margined' Melissa Blue |
Male dorsal Female dorsal Ventral |
Trout Pond Trailhead, Lake Cuyamaca, San Diego Co. Trout Pond Trailhead, Lake Cuyamaca, San Diego Co. Trout Pond Trailhead, Lake Cuyamaca, San Diego Co. |
08.25.07 08.25.07 08.25.07 |
Spanish Lotus (Lotus purshianus) at this location; other Pea family plants elsewhere |
| Plebejus saepiolus hilda - 'Hilda' Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus hilda - 'Hilda' Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus hilda - 'Hilda' Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus hilda - 'Hilda' Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus hilda - 'Hilda' Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus hilda - 'Hilda' Greenish Blue |
Male dorsal Male dorsal Female dorsal Both dorsal Male ventral Female ventral |
Bluff Lake Meadow, Big Bear Bluff Lake Meadow, Big Bear Bluff Lake Meadow, Big Bear Bluff Lake Meadow, Big Bear Bluff Lake Meadow, Big Bear Bluff Lake Meadow, Big Bear |
06.27.06 06.27.06 06.27.06 06.27.06 06.27.06 06.27.06 |
Cow's Clover (Trifolium wormskioldii), Longstalk Clover (T. longipes), Carpet Clover (T. monanthum) |
| Plebejus saepiolus aehaja - Greenish Blue | See page | Sherman Pass, Tulare Co. | 07.20.08 | Clovers |
| Plebejus saepiolus aureolus - San Gabriel Mountains Blue (extinct?) | - | - | - | Cow's Clover (Trifolium wormskioldii) |
| Plebejus emigdionis - San Emigdio Blue | See page | Weldon, Kern Co. | 04.29.08 | Saltbush (Atriplex canescens) in association with ant and scale insect |
| Plebejus icarioides evius - 'Evius' Boisduval's Blue Plebejus icarioides evius - 'Evius' Boisduval's Blue Plebejus icarioides evius - 'Evius' Boisduval's Blue Plebejus icarioides evius - 'Evius' Boisduval's Blue Plebejus icarioides evius - 'Evius' Boisduval's Blue |
Male dorsal Ventral Female ventral Female dorsal Female dorsal |
Siberia Creek Trail, Big Bear Siberia Creek Trail, Big Bear Siberia Creek Trail, Big Bear Siberia Creek Trail, Big Bear Glendora Ridge Road, San Gabriel Mtns |
07.19.05 07.19.05 07.19.05 06.27.06 05.17.07 |
Lupines inc. excubitus |
| Plebejus icarioides santana - Trabuco Blue | - | - | - | Lupinus excubitus |
| Plebejus acmon acmon - Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon acmon - Acmon Blue - form 'cottlei' Plebejus acmon acmon - Acmon Blue - summer Plebejus acmon acmon - Acmon Blue - autumn Plebejus acmon acmon - Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon acmon - Acmon Blue |
Male dorsal Fem dorsal Female dorsal Fem dorsal Ventral Ventral |
Islip Cyn, San Gabriel Cyn, SG Mtns Islip Cyn, San Gabriel Cyn, SG Mtns Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns Pt Mugu St Pk, La Jolla Trail Bear Canyon Trail, Cleveland NF off Hwy 74 |
03.08.06 03.14.06 06.28.05 09.15.05 08.20.05 08.10.05 |
Many, inc. species of Lotus, Eriogonum and Astragalus |
| Plebejus lupini monticola - 'Clemence's' Lupine Blue Plebejus lupini monticola - 'Clemence's' Lupine Blue Plebejus lupini monticola - 'Clemence's' Lupine Blue Plebejus lupini monticola - 'Clemence's' Lupine Blue Plebejus lupini monticola - 'Clemence's' Lupine Blue |
Male dorsal Female dorsal Fem dorsal (same) Ventral Ventral |
Angeles Crest Highway, San Gabriel Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns |
05.15.07 05.06.06 05.06.06 05.06.06 05.06.06 |
Usually California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) |
| Plebejus lupini chlorina - 'Green' Lupine Blue | Dorsal | McGill Trail, Mt Pinos, Los Padres NF | 07.02.07 | Eriogonum umbellatum |
| Plebejus neurona - Veined Blue Plebejus neurona - Veined Blue Plebejus neurona - Veined Blue Plebejus neurona - Veined Blue |
Dorsal Dorsal Ventral Dorsal |
McGill Trail, Mt Pinos, Los Padres NF McGill Trail, Mt Pinos, Los Padres NF McGill Trail, Mt Pinos, Los Padres NF Summit of Mt Pinos, Los Padres NF |
07.02.07 07.02.07 07.02.07 08.07.07 |
Eriogonum wrightii var subscaposum and E. kennedyi |
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