Western Pygmy-Blue

Butterfly / Lycaenidae / Brephidium / Brephidium exilis

Desert, Grassland, Herbaceous wetland

Habitat

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonality

SNR

Conservation status

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0 confirmed and 421 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Palmer's Amaranth

Amaranthus palmeri

Douglas' Fiddleneck

Amsinckia douglasiana

Eastwood's Fiddleneck

Amsinckia eastwoodiae

Forked Fiddleneck

Amsinckia furcata

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Upland Cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

    Western Pygmy-Blue

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Brephidium exilis

Sources

NatureServe. 2025. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available https://explorer.natureserve.org/. (Accessed: April 03, 2025).