Euphilotes battoides allyni - El Segundo Blue

An El Segundo Blue, Euphilotes battoides allyni, male. Females are brown on the dorsal side. Playa Del Rey, July 11, 2008.

Euphilotes battoides allyni - El Segundo Blue
The El Segundo Blue on its host buckwheat, Eriogonum parvifolium. Playa Del Rey, June 26, 2008.
Euphilotes battoides allyni - El Segundo Blue
A male, at the Torrance beach where it had just been rediscovered. Miramar Park, June 9, 2007.
Euphilotes battoides allyni - El Segundo Blue
A female of Euphilotes battoides allyni at Miramar Park in Torrance, June 12, 2007.
Euphilotes battoides allyni - El Segundo Blue
El Segundo Blue near the Type Locality on parvifolium at Playa Del Rey, June 26, 2008.