Summary ⁷

The Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Central America and the extreme southern U.S., isola migrates regularly throughout most of the U.S. almost to the Canadian border, and very rarely into the southern Prairies.

Habitat ⁸

Comments: Fields, gardens, open areas; hosts are in fam. Fabaceae, incl. genera Prosopis, Indigofera, Acacia, Albizzia, others.

National nature serve conservation status ⁹

United States

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Catherine Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/10078166@N08/923105618
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6. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2009_05_01/IMG_000931.JPG
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinargus_isola
8. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28743385
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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Moth Photographers Group
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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