Sand Mountain Blue Butterfly

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Sand Mountain Blue Butterfly (Euphilotes pallescens arenamontana) is a butterfly of the gossamer winged variety that is only found around the Sand Mountain Recreation Area near Fallon, Nevada. This species is one of several belonging to the "Blue" subfamily of Lycaenidae. These butterflies are known for their almost complete dependence upon Kearney Buckwheat; eating the fallen leaves of the plant as larvae, and drinking the nectar of the flowers as adults - however, the adults occasionally feed on other plant species.