Veined Blue

Icaricia neurona · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Lycaenidae

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Veined Blue
Photo: Bill Bouton, CC BY-SA

The veined blue (Icaricia neurona) lives exclusively in the mountain ranges of Southern California. It is endemic to that region, meaning it is native and restricted to those mountains.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Its habitat is limited to the mountain ranges of Southern California.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to the mountain ranges of Southern California.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: endemic in North America; endemic in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Veined Blue photo 2
Photo: Bill Bouton, CC BY-SA
Veined Blue photo 3
Photo: Bill Bouton, CC BY-SA
Veined Blue photo 4
Photo: Bill Bouton, CC BY-SA
Veined Blue photo 5
Photo: LJ Moore-McClelland, CC BY

Same family (Lycaenidae)

Common BlueCommon BluePolyommatus icarusGray HairstreakGray HairstreakStrymon melinusSmall CopperSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasEastern Tailed-BlueEastern Tailed-BlueEveres comyntasHolly BlueHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusLesser Grass BlueLesser Grass BlueZizina otis

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icaricia_neurona

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.

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