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Fender's blue butterfly resting on a blooming lupine plant

Photo By/Credit

Michelle St. Martin/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

01/11/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Fender’s blue butterfly depends on three species of lupine throughout its life cycle, including the federally-threatened Kincaid’s lupine (Lupinus sulphureus kincaidii). Photo credit: Michelle St. Martin/USFWS

Species

Icaricia icarioides fenderi

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