Wild Utah photos of Western Pygmy-Blue, specimen, Brephidium exilis, 3.5 Miles SSE ST. George, Ft. Pierce Wash, Washington County, Utah and larva located by Cartago and Salt Lake City Airport

Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
Specimen

Immatures Eclosure Adults

Male Dorsal	Female Dorsal
Male Ventral	Female Ventral

PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
Male Dorsal
3.5 Miles SSE ST. George
Ft. Pierce Wash, Washington County, Utah
5 October 1985
Jack Harry Collection

Male Ventral
larva located by Cartago
Inyo County, California
emerged 17 May 1998
Jack Harry Collection

Female Dorsal
St. George, Washington County, Utah
elevation 2600 feet
18 April 1987
Jack Harry Collection

Female Ventral
Salt Lake City Airport
Salt Lake County, Utah
emerged 29 October 2001
Jack Harry Collection

LIFE HISTORY:
Ovum: 5 days
Larva: 20 days
Pupa: 9 days
Adult:
Broods:
Hibernation: Overwinter as ?

Host Plant

Silverscale, syn. Silver Orach, syn. Wedgescale - Atriplex argentea
Tumbleweed, syn. Russian Thistle - Salsola kali
and other