Brephidium pseudofea


Brephidium pseudofea, the eastern pygmy-blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in the southern United States, typically in coastal saltmarshes.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Brephidium pseudofea:Brephidium pseudofea insularis Pavulaan & Gatrelle, 1999
  • ''Brephidium pseudofea pseudofea''

Biology

In Georgia, the eastern pygmy-blue is the smallest butterfly, where it lives along coastal portions of southeastern Georgia. It is a blue butterfly with a row of four silvery black spots along the ventral hindwing margin. Adults have a low, weak flight pattern and flutter just above the surface of host plants. Adults appear from May to August.