Summary ²

Philotes is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Philotes is a monotypic genus containing only Philotes sonorensis, the Sonoran Blue or Stonecrop Blue, found in California, Colorado and northern Mexico. The habitat consists of rocky washes, outcrops and cliffs in deserts.

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1. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8086030@N03/2150543230
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philotes_sonorensis

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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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