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Western Pygmy-Blue

Brephidium exilis

The Western Pygmy-Blue is a tiny butterfly with beautiful blue wings. They love to flutter around flowers and are often found in sunny places. These little butterflies are fun to watch as they dance in the air!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Western Pygmy-Blue is one of North America's smallest butterflies, often less than an inch wide. Its upperwings are a dull coppery-brown with a small patch of iridescent blue near the body, while the undersides are a paler grayish-brown, sometimes with faint white spots. This tiny size and subdued coloring helps it blend in with dry vegetation.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenLepidopteraFamiliaLycaenidaeGéneroBrephidium
Western Pygmy-Blue
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Western Pygmy-Blue

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Datos interesantes

Their caterpillars are picky eaters, munching only on flowers and seeds!

These tiny flyers can have up to eight generations in a single year!

Western Pygmy-Blues are the smallest butterflies in all of North America!

You can spot them fluttering near the ocean or in hot, dry desert areas!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Miniature Master

Western Pygmy-Blue has a super tiny body that helps them easily hide from predators and fit into small crevices.

Habilidad

Rapid Reproducer

Western Pygmy-Blue can complete its life cycle quickly, allowing many generations to emerge each year, adapting fast.

Habilidad

Salt-Smart Eater

Western Pygmy-Blue caterpillars can eat salt-tolerant plants, allowing them to thrive in coastal and desert environments.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
10-18 mm
Tamaño
6-10 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-14 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Tiny butterflies sipping nectar; caterpillars munch on plant flowers and seeds.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat plant parts like seeds and flowers, while adults drink nectar.

Alimentos principales

  • Nectar
  • Saltbush flowers
  • Pickleweed seeds
  • Pigweed flowers

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

Fourwing saltbush

Atriplex canescens

Larvae feed on its flowers and seeds.

depends on

Dwarf glasswort

Salicornia bigelovii

Larvae feed on its stems and seeds.

eaten by

Flower crab spider

Misumena vatia

Spiders ambush them on flowers.

pollinates

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Adults visit flowers for nectar.

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Be gentle and quiet when watching butterflies so you don't scare them away.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Western Pygmy-Blue?

10-18 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Western Pygmy-Blue?

6-10 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Western Pygmy-Blue?

7-14 días

¿Qué come Western Pygmy-Blue?

Tiny butterflies sipping nectar; caterpillars munch on plant flowers and seeds.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Western Pygmy-Blue?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Western Pygmy-Blue?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Western Pygmy-Blue?

6

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