Pallid Dotted-blue, Male -  Euphilotes pallescens pallescens
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adult male, ventral view

dorsal view of worn male on Kearney's Buckwheat

dorsal

dorsal - male from pupa #2


Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Adult male Feeding on nectar of host plant, Kearney's Buckwheat.
October  7, 2006. Between Lynndyl and Jericho Sand Dunes, Millard County, Utah
Elevation 4933 feet
North 39º 38.740 feet, West 112º 18.357 feet

1. Ventral view of worn male feeding on nectar on host plant, Eriogonum kearneyi
2. Dorsal view of worn  male
3. 4. Dorsal view of male from pupa #2

Host Plant
For  photos of host plant, click on
KEARNEY'S BUCKWHEAT, SYN. MONEY BUCKWHEAT - ERIOGONUM KEARNEYI==Eriogonum nummulare

For photos of one of the parasites that plague this pallescens population, click on
Parasites


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