Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Prairie
- Rocky slopes
- Sagebrush steppes
- Woodlands
16-25 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishAncilla Blue
EnglishRocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Polygonaceae Eriogonum Wild buckwheat
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Euphilotes enoptes ancilla W. Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 Philotes ancilla W. Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
- Links
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Language Website Authors
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
Butterflies of Canada
North American Moth Photographers Group
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