Miami Blue (Cyclargus thomasi)

Extirpated from mainland Florida, a few very rare populations of this Federally Endangered butterfly still exist in the Florida keys.
Miami Blue (Cyclargus thomasi) Miami Blue (Cyclargus thomasi)
Miami Blue (Cyclargus thomasi)
Bahia Honda S.P.
Monroe Co., FL
10 Aug 2003		 Miami Blue (Cyclargus thomasi)
Bahia Honda S.P.
Monroe Co., FL
10 Aug 2003
Gray Nickerbean (Caesalpinia bonduc) is the caterpillar foodplant for Miami Blues. Gray Nickerbean (Caesalpinia bonduc)
Rookery Bay Reserve, Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2008

This native shrub/vine, found mostly in sandy habitats along the FL coast, is reported to be the caterpillar foodplant for Miami Blues.

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