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LYCAENIDAE Family of metalmarks, hairstreaks, coppers and blues (X 0.9)

	45. Behr's metalmark Apodemia mormo virgulti FP Perennial buckwheats. Many local colonies each with different flight times.
	46. Dusky metal mark Calephelis nemesis FP Mulefat and Bush sunflower. Widspread. localized.
	47. Wright's metalmark Calephelis wrightii* FP Bebbia Santa Ana mountains only. Should be monitored.
	48. Great purple haristreak Atlides halesus corcorani FP mistletoe. Eggs can be found on FP. Widely distributed but adults rarely seen except when visiting flowers.
	49. Common hairstreak (G) Stymon melinus pudica FP many plants, can be a pest. Larvae have many color variants. Easy to breed, but cannibalistic.
	50. Columella hairstreak (extirpated) Strymon columella istapa* FP Sida hederacea. Formerly at mouth of Santa Ana river, probably other coastal marsh areas where foodplant is common.
	51. California hairstreak Satyrium californicum FP wild lilac and oack. Only San Gabriel mountains in this area, as San Antonio canyon.
	52. Southern sylvan hairstreak Satyrium sylvinum desertorum* FP willow. Restricted to riparian habitats, now widely destroyed. Was common along the L.A. river.
	53. Dryope hairstreak Satyrium sylvinum dryope* FP and biology as above. Systematics and distribution needs review, occurs in northwestern part of area. Distinquished by absence of tails (hairstreaks) and darker spots on UNS.
	54. Nut brown haristreak Satyrium auretorum spadix FP scrub oaks. Very local colonies, rare through the entire oak chaparral.
	55. Santa Monica Mountains hairstreak Satyrium auretorum fumosum* FP scrub oaks. Only known from a few colonies in the Santa Monica mountains.
	56. Grey hairstreak Satyrium tetra FP mountain mahogany. The butterfly occurs wherever the foodplant grows through the area.
	57. Southern buckthorn hairstreak Satyrium saepium chalcis FP wild lilacs. Common butterfly of chaparral. Usually nectars on buckwheat and milkweed.
	58. Western elfin Callophrys augustus iroides FP many, mainly dodder. Common in almost all native habitats. Easy to breed.
	59. Emmel's elfin Callophrys mossii undescribed new subspecies* FP Sedum spathulifolium. Highly local, restricted to cliffside habitats in the San Gabriel mountains.
	60. California green hairstreak Callophrys affinis perplexa FP deerweed and buckwheat. Widespread and common in early spring. Easy to breed.
	61. Cloudy copper Lycaena arota nubila* FP wild gooseberry. Populations local and patchy in chaparral. Santa Ana mountain populations lighter.
	62. Gorgon Copper Lycaena gorgon* FP Eriogonum elongatum. Local and only near FP. May be extirpated from Santa Monica mountains.
	63. Purplish copper Lycaena helloides* FP Docks and Polygonum. Formerly common in riparian as the L.A. and Santa Ana rivers, Now extirpated. Should be monitored.
	64. Great Copper Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides* FP large dock species. Formerly common San Fernando washes. Now only in Santa Ana mountains.
	65. Pigmy blue Brephidium exilis FP many saltbushes and realted plants. Widespread
	66. Marina blue (G) Leptotes marina FP usually Plumbago, but many legumes. Approaches pest status. Easy to breed.
	67. Western tailed blue Everes amyntula FP Rattleweeds (Astragalus). Very local, only near FP. Gradually disappearing. Recently extirpated from Palos Verdes penisula.
	68. Edward's blue Hemiargus ceraunus gyas FP many legumes, buckwheat. May be more common, but mistaken for the similar marina blue.
	69. Mexican blue Hemiargus isola alce FP several legumes. May be more common, but mistaken for the marina blue.
	70. Acmon blue Plebejus acmon acmon FP Deerweed, other Lotus and several buckwheats. Most common in summer. Spring brood darker, females bluish.
	71. Lupine blue Plebejus lupini monticola FP common buckwheat. San Gabriel mountains only.
	72. Evius blue Plebejus icariodes evius FR. Lupinus excubitus. San Gabriel and Santa Ana Mts.
	73. San Emigdio Blue (extirpated) Plebejus emigdionis* FP Atriplex canescens. Formerly common in Santa Clarita riparian, now converted by development.
	74. Southern blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus australis FP Deerweed. Widespread in early spring, but rarely in numbers.
	75. Palos Verdes blue (extinct!) Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis* FP rattleweed. Formerly abundent. Last flew in 1983. Habitat lost to development.
	76. Coastal arrowhead blue G. piasus sagittigera* FP Lupinus excubitus. Now only San Gabriel Mts. Common in valley areas at turn of century.
	77. Bernardino blue Euphilotes bernardino bernardino FP common and cinereous buckwheats. Usually found on FP flowers.
	78. El Segundo blue (endangered, listed) Euphilotes bernardino allyni* FP coastal buckwheat. Restricted to El Segundo dunes.
	79. Sonora blue Philotes sonorensi* FP Dudleya lanceolata. Earlier found in almost all cismontane canyons. Today near extirpation.
	80. Human folly blue (extinct!) Philotes sonorensis extinctis FP Dudleya lanceolata. Earlier very common in the San Gabriel river wash above Azusa. Driven to extinction in 1967 by the Army Corps of Engineers for a temporary water management project.
	81. Echo blue Celastrina argiolus echo FP Several diverse shrubby perennials. Feed only on flowers and young fruits.

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