Silvery Blue Butterfly- Now listed as endangered...

Silvery Blue Butterfly(Glaucopsyche lygdamus) A butterfly species was considered extinct seen again. Silvery blue butterfly was found missing after a devastating fire consumed the pastures of reserve Thursley, County Surrey.
At the last census that one of these insects, entomology British insects have found that the number of those believed missing, rose again.
Last count found 126 butterflies in the meadow where a year ago, a fire caused two thirds of the vegetation destroyed a vast area of 400 hectares.
The mission blue butterfly, Icaricia icarioides missionensis, was first described in 1937. It is a subspecies of Boisduval's blue, and is native to the San Francisco Bay area with most existing colonies of the mission blue in the 3,600 acres of the San Bruno Mountain. Now listed as endangered, the mission blue butterfly's survival depends upon the future of the plant lupine, which it must have in order to continue its life cycle. In addition, its survival is dependent upon a native species of ant, found only in its native habitat
The silvery blue prefers habitat in open woodlands and fields, coastal dunes, prairies, meadows and roadsides. According to Butterflies of Canada, silvery blues are often seen feeding at flowers or resting on the ground in damp spots.
Identification: Upperside of male iridescent silvery blue with narrow dark borders; female darker blue with wide borders. Both sexes have white fringe. Underside gray-brown; both wings with row of white-ringed, round black spots. Subspecies xerces (Boisduval) and pseudoxerces Emmel and Emmel have large white spots with or without black centers.

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Taken in: România / Brasov / Brașov / Astra (show map)

Taken on: May 30, 2010

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Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A900, f/2.9, 1/200 sec, 8.8mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix A900
Aperture:	f/2.9
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	8.8mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	GIMP 2.6.7
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