Habitat: Alpine slopes, mountain meadows and slopes, prairies, rocky outcrops, chaparral, and sagebrush. Range: Southwestern Canada south through much of mountainous and intermountain West and high plains to northern Mexico. Conservation: Several populations, some unnamed, are highly local, and are of conservation concern.

Icaricia lupini, the lupine blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from south-western Canada, south through much of mountainous and intermountain western United States and high plains to northern Mexico.

Today, I think about lupine all the time, as I recently became the range-wide recovery lead for the Karner blue butterfly. This small, postage stamp-size butterfly is dependent on wild lupine, the only source of food for Karner blue butterfly larvae.

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Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Lupine Blue butterfly.

Characteristics, Scientific Name, Classification, Taxonomy, Territorial Claims, and pictures of the Lupine-Blue-Butterfly (North America)

Appearance: Above, male bright lilac-blue with submarginal orange band capped in black on hindwing (no orange band on forewing). Male beneath is silvery gray with numerous black spots and a similar orange band on hindwing only.

Aricia lupini, the lupine blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from south-western Canada, south through much of mountainous and intermountain western United States and high plains to northern Mexico.

Lupine Blue Icaricia lupini (Boisduval, 1869) Family: Lycaenidae Status: Uncommon resident NENHP Rank: Not listed Range: The Lupine Blue is found in the western half of the United States, extending into southern Canada and western Mexico.

Icaricia lupini, the lupine blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from south-western Canada, south through much of mountainous and intermountain western United States and high plains to northern Mexico.