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Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)

DORSAL

VENTRAL

 

Caterpillar HostplantsMilkvetch (Astragalus sp.), Purple Prairie-Clover (Dalea purpurea), Milk Pea (Galactia sp.), Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Beans (Phaseolus sp.), Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) and Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata). In other parts of its range it also uses species of the following genre which are not found here, but our local species might be hosts as well: Amorpha, Acacia, Lathyrus and Lotus.
Area Sighting
Locations
Seasonal Flight DataJune - October
General NotesDoes not overwinter in our area; emigrates during the summer.

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PUPA

ADULT

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