Stunning Blue Butterflies From Around The World
Oregon, USA: Fender’s Blue Butterfly (Lcaricia Icarioides Fenderi)
This endangered butterfly is only found in the Willamette Valley in Oregan. Although it once thrived, this butterfly is now rare due farmland and other dwellings on the prairies in which it once bred.
It was thought that the Fender’s Blue Butterfly was extinct until it was rediscovered in 1989. Luckily, a recovery plan was published in 2010 which aims to protect this stunning butterfly.
This small butterfly has a small wingspan of one inch. Like many butterfly species, gender can be determined by colour. Males are a lush blue hue, whereas females are brown in colour. Both sexes have underwings that are a cream-tan colour with black spots.
This endangered butterfly is only found in the Willamette Valley in Oregan. Although it once thrived, this butterfly is now rare due farmland and other dwellings on the prairies in which it once bred.
It was thought that the Fender’s Blue Butterfly was extinct until it was rediscovered in 1989. Luckily, a recovery plan was published in 2010 which aims to protect this stunning butterfly.
This small butterfly has a small wingspan of one inch. Like many butterfly species, gender can be determined by colour. Males are a lush blue hue, whereas females are brown in colour. Both sexes have underwings that are a cream-tan colour with black spots.
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14 July 2023
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