Heather Blue (Plebejus glandon cassiope, Agriades cassiope)

Status of this taxon is still under research. It's treated as a subspecies of the Arctic Blue in the latest Pelham & Warren checklist. Endemic to high elevation moist mountain meadows in California where Cassiope heathers (caterpillar host plant) grow.
Heather Blue (Plebejus glandon cassiope, Agriades cassiope) Heather Blue (Plebejus glandon cassiope, Agriades cassiope)
Male
Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007		 Male
Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007
Heather Blue (Plebejus glandon cassiope, Agriades cassiope) Heather Blue (Plebejus glandon cassiope, Agriades cassiope)
Female
Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007		 Female
Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007
Heather Blue (Plebejus glandon cassiope, Agriades cassiope) Male
Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007
Heather Blue (Plebejus glandon cassiope, Agriades cassiope) Male
Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007
Western Moss Heather, White Mountain Heather (Cassiope mertensiana)
Saddlebag Lake in Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007

This is reported to be the caterpillar host plant for Heather Blues.

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Created on ... Aug 1, 2007 | Updated on ... 5 Mar, 2008 | jspippen@duke.edu