Brephidium exile

Western Pygmy Blue

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by Matt Rowlings

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Mexican Hat, UT, April 2015

Field notes and information

ARIZONA April 2015: A tiny butterfly, recalling the grass jewel of SE Europe. It inhabits very hot dry rocky places with bushes. It flies rapidly and is very hard for the eye to follow.

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Camera, AZ, April 2015