Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)

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$Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola) Puddling in nearly dried out mud,\nnotice the large crack in the mud.\nPhoto taken in Lincoln Co., NE on July 15, 2005.$ $Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola) Puddling in nearly dried out mud,\nnotice the large crack in the mud.\nPhoto taken in Lincoln Co., NE on July 15, 2005.$ $Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola) Puddling in nearly dried out mud,\nnotice the large crack in the mud.\nPhoto taken in Lincoln Co., NE on July 15, 2005.$ $Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola) Worn and hiding its forewing markings.\nTaken at the NABA International Butterfly Park in Hidalgo Co., TX on December 06, 2004.$ $Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola) on a dried flower.\nPhoto taken in Bear Creek Canyon and North Cheyenne Canyon in El Paso Co., CO on July 01, 2005.$ $Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)\nTaken in the Huachuca Mountains at Garden Canyon in Cochise Co., AZ on August 23, 2004.$ $Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)\nTaken in the Huachuca Mountains at Garden Canyon in Cochise Co., AZ on August 23, 2004.$ $Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)\nTaken in Carr Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains in Cochise Co., AZ on August 25, 2004.$

$Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)\nTaken at Patagonia in Santa Cruz Co., AZ on August 27, 2004.$ $Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)\nTaken in Hidalgo Co., TX on December 11, 2004.$

These photos are from Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas. This is one of the more common blues in the western US.

Look for the large dark forewing markings and double-spotted marks on the lower rear of the hindwing.

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