Appearance
The wingspan is 35–50 mm. It is a diurnal species. The head and thorax are brownish olive or olive green. The abdomen is black or olive green above and yellow below, there is a broad yellow band. The wings have a narrow brown border and the clear parts of the wings have a steel-blue glow. The scaled areas of wings range from dark brown to light brownish orange. Each wing has a large transparent patch which covers most of the wing surface.Naming
The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1855.Food
There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from May to August. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including "Arctostaphylos uva-ursi" and "Lupinus" species.The larvae feed on "Symphoricarpos" species.
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