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Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)
MALE (DORSAL)
FEMALE (DORSAL)
VENTRAL
Caterpillar Hostplants | Fern Acacia (Acacia angustissima var. hirta), Roemer's Acacia (Acacia roemeriana), Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin), various types of Milk-Vetch (Astragalus spp.), White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida), Purple Prairie-Clover (Dalea purpurea), various types of Bundle-Flower (Desmanthus spp.), Scarlet-Pea (Indigofera m. miniata), Western Scarlet-Pea (Indigofera m. leptosepala), Deer-Vetch (Lotus sp.), Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), White Sweet-Clover (Melilotus albus), Sour-Clover (Melilotus indicus), Yellow Sweet-Clover (Melilotus officianlis), various types of Catclaw (Mimosa spp.), Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora var. glandulosa), White Clover (Trifolium repens). |
Area
Sighting Locations | Norbuck Park, White Rock Lake, Dallas Arboretum, The Heard Museum., Lake Levisville |
Seasonal Flight Data | February - November. Overwinters: Unknown for our area; emigrants from the south recolonize northward in early spring. |
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