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Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue

Euphilotes ancilla

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Sagebrush bush on open habitat of grasses, wildflowers, scattered pines and aspens.

Notes:

These butterflies were roosting at sunset on one plant. Many Sagebrush plants were nearby but had no butterflies. There must have been a couple dozen on this plant. Their larval host plant Wild Buckwheat ' Eriogonum' was abundant all around.

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Euphilotes ancilla - Wikipedia

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