Dotted blue butterfly
Echinargus isola
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Tiny blue butterfly with dotted hindwing borders and metallic spots. Larvae feed on native legumes; drought-adapted butterfly of arid gardens.
Plants that support Dotted blue butterfly
2 plants
Inland Saltgrass
Distichlis spicata
grass
Larval host plant for salt marsh specialist butterfly
Bay Area native
Soap Plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
geophyte
Larvae utilize plant tissues; multi-brooded species uses as host plant
Bay Area native