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Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)  

MALE (DORSAL)

FEMALE (DORSAL)

VENTRAL

 

Caterpillar HostplantsFern 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 DataFebruary - November. Overwinters: Unknown for our area; emigrants from the south recolonize northward in early spring.
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PUPA

ADULT

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