Brephidium pseudofea
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Brephidium |
Species: | B. pseudofea
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Binomial name | |
Brephidium pseudofea (Morrison, 1873)
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Synonyms | |
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Brephidium pseudofea, the eastern pygmy-blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in the southern United States, typically in coastal saltmarshes.[2][3][4][5]
Subspecies
[edit]These two subspecies belong to the species Brephidium pseudofea:[6]
- Brephidium pseudofea insularis Pavulaan & Gatrelle, 1999
- Brephidium pseudofea pseudofea (Morrison, 1873)
Biology
[edit]In Georgia, the eastern pygmy-blue is the smallest butterfly, where it lives along coastal portions of southeastern Georgia. It is a blue butterfly with a row of four silvery black spots along the ventral hindwing margin. Adults have a low, weak flight pattern and flutter just above the surface of host plants. Adults appear from May to August.[7]: 92–93
References
[edit]- ^ "Brephidium pseudofea, Eastern Pygmy Blue". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Brephidium pseudofea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brephidium pseudofea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brephidium pseudofea species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Brephidium pseudofea". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
- ^ Jaret C. Daniels (2004). Butterflies of Georgia Field Guide. ISBN 1-59193-057-X. OCLC 56523056. OL 8858912M. Wikidata Q99519535.