Sonoran Desert Butterflies and Moths - Hemiargus ceraunus (Ceraunus blue)

Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Butterflies and Moths
Hemiargus ceraunus (Ceraunus blue)

(Ceraunus blue)
Habitat: Common resident through much of Organ Pipe CNM.
Food Habits: nectar, damp spots

Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Lycaenidae - Blues, Hairstreaks, and Metal-marks
Genus Hemiargus
species ceraunus

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Natural History of the Sonoran Desert and Refuge