Mission blue butterfly
E816521
The Mission blue butterfly is an endangered, brightly colored lycaenid butterfly native to the San Francisco Bay Area’s coastal grasslands.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
butterfly ⓘ endangered species ⓘ insect ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName | Mission blue butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | U.S. Endangered Species Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Lycaenidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightPeriod | spring ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Marin County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ San Mateo County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInProtectedArea |
Fort Baker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden Gate National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Marin Headlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Milagra Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Twin Peaks, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal grasslands
ⓘ
serpentine grasslands ⓘ |
| hostPlant |
Lupinus albifrons
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Lupinus formosus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupinus variicolor ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalFoodPlant |
Lupinus albifrons
ⓘ
Lupinus formosus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupinus variicolor ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
adult
ⓘ
egg ⓘ larva ⓘ pupa ⓘ |
| listedAsEndangered | 1976 ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Lepidoptera ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Plebejus icarioides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollinatorFor | various native flowering plants ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Icaricia icarioides missionensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plebejus icarioides missionensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
federal recovery plan
ⓘ
habitat restoration projects in the San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
fire suppression ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ invasive plant species ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| wingColor |
bright blue (males)
ⓘ
brown with blue suffusion (females) ⓘ |
| wingPattern |
black margins
ⓘ
white fringe ⓘ |
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