Mission blue butterfly

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The Mission blue butterfly is an endangered, brightly colored lycaenid butterfly native to the San Francisco Bay Area’s coastal grasslands.

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Label Occurrences
Mission blue butterfly canonical 2
mission blue butterfly 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf animal
butterfly
endangered species
insect
class Insecta
commonName Mission blue butterfly
conservationStatus endangered
conservationStatusSystem U.S. Endangered Species Act
family Lycaenidae
flightPeriod spring
foundIn Marin County, California
linked to: Marin County

San Francisco County, California
San Mateo County, California
foundInProtectedArea Fort Baker
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Marin Headlands
Milagra Ridge
Twin Peaks, San Francisco
habitat coastal grasslands
serpentine grasslands
hostPlant Lupinus albifrons
Lupinus formosus
Lupinus variicolor
kingdom Animalia
larvalFoodPlant Lupinus albifrons
Lupinus formosus
Lupinus variicolor
lifeCycleStage adult
egg
larva
pupa
listedAsEndangered 1976
nativeTo California
San Francisco Bay Area
United States
order Lepidoptera
parentTaxon Plebejus icarioides
phylum Arthropoda
pollinatorFor various native flowering plants
scientificName Icaricia icarioides missionensis
Plebejus icarioides missionensis
subjectOf federal recovery plan
habitat restoration projects in the San Francisco Bay Area
taxonRank subspecies
threatenedBy climate change
fire suppression
habitat loss
invasive plant species
urban development
wingColor bright blue (males)
brown with blue suffusion (females)
wingPattern black margins
white fringe

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Bruno Mountain hasSpecies Mission blue butterfly
San Bruno Mountain State and County Park hasFauna mission blue butterfly
linked to: Mission blue butterfly
Mission blue butterfly commonName Mission blue butterfly