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Behr's Blue

Lycaena daedalus

Plate XXX — Behr's Blue is Fig. 28
Plate XXX — Behr's Blue is Fig. 28
Plate XXXI — Behr's Blue is Fig. 11
Plate XXXI — Behr's Blue is Fig. 11

Butterfly.--The wings of the male on the upper side are deep lustrous blue, with darker borders and white fringes. The wings of the female are brown, margined with reddish. The name aechaja was applied to this sex by Dr. Behr, before it was known to be the female of his L. daedalus. Expanse, 1.12 inch.

Early Stages.--These have not yet been studied.

Daedalus is common in southern California.