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Scientific Name: Glaucopsyche Lygdamus Palosverdesensis
Listed as Endangered in: California
The Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly lives in the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Adults can reach up to thirty millimeters in length. Their diet consists of leaves and nectar from the locoweed and deerweed. Females will lay eggs on the deerweed plant and the larvae will hatch. Threats to this species include habitat loss. Conservation measures underway include captive breeding and reintroduction.
Listed as Endangered in: California
The Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly lives in the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Adults can reach up to thirty millimeters in length. Their diet consists of leaves and nectar from the locoweed and deerweed. Females will lay eggs on the deerweed plant and the larvae will hatch. Threats to this species include habitat loss. Conservation measures underway include captive breeding and reintroduction.