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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Lycaenidae
Icaricia
Icaricia acmon

Acmon Blue

Icaricia acmon
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Summary

Icaricia acmon, the Acmon blue, is a North American butterfly. It ranges mainly in California but can be seen north to Oregon and south through Baja California. Wingspan is 17-30 mm. The tops of the wings are blue with dark edges in males and brown in females. Its underside is white with black spots for both sexes with a red-orange band on the hindwing. Caterpillars are yellow with white hairs and a green stripe down the back. Adults feed on nectar while caterpillars can feed on deerweed, buckwheats, lupines, trefoils, and milkvetches. Like many other lycaenid butterflies, it has a mutualistic relationship with ants, who protect Acmon blue larvae in exchange for honeydew that the larvae secrete.

Acmon Blue

Icaricia acmon
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Tags

tree pest
garden pest
crop pest
pest

Scientific classification