El Segundo blue butterfly mating pair vanquish intruder

two white, black and orange butterflies sit on buckwheat

Photo By/Credit

Ann Dalkey

Date Shot/Created

10/04/2022

Media Usage Rights/License

Image

Two El Segundo blue butterflies mate while a third male attempts to attack the pair./Ann Dalkey

Ecosystem

Coastal

Species

Euphilotes battoides allyni

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

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