Western Pygmy-Blue
Easily identified by the two-toned underwing coloration and the recognizable pattern of spots, the western pygmy-blue is a tiny member of the gossamer-wing family of butterflies found commonly in the American Southwest and most of Mexico. This individual was photographed near the El Malpais National Monument in Cibola County, New Mexico.
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- Keywords
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Animalia, Arthropoda, B. exilis, Brephidium, Brephidium barbouri, Brephidium exile, Brephidium exilis, Brephidium exilis thompsoni, Brephidium exilis yucateca, Cibola County, El Malpais National Monument, Grant, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lycaena, Lycaena exilis, Lycaena isophthalma, Lycaenidae, National Monument, New Mexico, Small, animal, antennae, arthropod, beautiful, beauty, blue, brown, bug, butterfly, color, critter, fauna, insect, invertebrate, native, natural, nature, orange, spring, summer, tiny, western pygmy blue, western pygmy-blue, wildlife, wing, wings
- Contained in galleries
- Gossamerwings
