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Brephidium pseudofea

Brephidium pseudofea, the eastern pygmy-blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in the southern United States, typically in coastal saltmarshes.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Brephidium pseudofea:

  • Brephidium pseudofea insularis <small>Pavulaan & Gatrelle, 1999</small>
  • Brephidium pseudofea pseudofea <small>(Morrison, 1873)</small>

Biology

In Georgia, the eastern pygmy-blue is the smallest butterfly, where it lives along coastal portions of southeastern Georgia. It is a blue butterfly with a row of four silvery black spots along the ventral hindwing margin. Adults have a low, weak flight pattern and flutter just above the surface of host plants. Adults appear from May to August.

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