Sierra Nevada Blue (Agriades podarce [Felder and Felder])
Wing span: 7/8 - 1 inches (2.2 - 2.6 cm).
Identification: Upperside of male gray-blue, female red-brown. Underside of forewing with black arrowhead-shaped spots that point inward. Hindwing with discal spot not black.
Life history: Eggs are laid singly on leaves, bracts, or sepals of the host plant. Caterpillars or chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: One flight from June-September.
Caterpillar hosts: Shooting Stars (Dodecatheon).
Adult food: Flower nectar including yellow composites and bistort.
Habitat: Subalpine meadows.
