Desert Buckwheat Blue - Euphilotes pallescens emmeli - Female Emerging - #2 with typical markings
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Female #2  emerging and inflating wings - 9 October 2011

emerging

emerging

emerging

inflating wings

inflating wings

inflating wings


inflating wings

drying wings



Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Les & Nicky Davis, Jacque Wolfe and Jack Harry located larvae near Little Flat Top, Emery County, Utah - 12 September 2011

Elevation -  5025 Feet

It has been  reported that this subspecies is associated with ants and many of the host plant in this area were in ant beds and the ants were all over the plant. 

Host Plant
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Sand Buckwheat - Eriogonum leptocladon

Habitat
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Little Flat Top


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