Intermediate Dotted-Blue
Euphilotes intermedia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification: Male blue with orange hindwing aurora restricted to outer corner. Female brown with orange aurora band. Underside with weak black line at margins of wings. Orange band at outer margin of hindwing often broken into separate elements.
Wing Span: 3/4 inches (1.9 - 2.0 cm).
Life History: Males patrol all day near host plants to find receptive females. Eggs are laid singly on host plant flowers; caterpillars eat flowers and fruits, and are protected by ants. Chrysalids hibernate in sand or leaf litter.
Flight: One flight; late June to mid-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sulphur-flower and Lobb\'s Buckwheat.
Adult Food: Flower nectar especially that from Eriogonum species.
Habitat: Rocky slopes and flats.
Range: Western Oregon south to northern California. Isolated population in northern Arizona.
Conservation: No needs reported.
NCGR: G4, G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 13, 1960
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John & Tom Emmel)
Region: Placer County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John F. Emmel)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
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Observation date: Jun 25, 1960
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John & Tom Emmel)
Region: Placer County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John F. Emmel)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
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Observation date: Jul 10, 1931
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Siskiyou County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (William H. Howe)
Verified date: Dec 17, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 15, 1935
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Sierra County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (William H. Howe)
Verified date: Dec 17, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 03, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2002
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 19, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2006
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2009
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 05, 1985
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 03, 2005
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2002
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 06, 1974
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James Scott)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2009
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2001
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Aug 05, 1982
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 06, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim Brock)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2000
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2001
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2002
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2000
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 24, 1982
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2009
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2002
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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Observation date: Jun 21, 1985
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Tulare County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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