Lupine Blue Butterfly
Aricia lupini
insectView on iNaturalist
CA: Endangered
California Endangered Species Act listed
Small blue butterfly with orange spots and gray undersides. Larvae monophagous on native lupines; specialist pollinator of lupine flowers.
Plants that support Lupine Blue Butterfly
1 plants
Collared Annual Lupine
Lupinus truncatus
annual
caterpillar host plant for larval development
Bay Area nativeKeystone species