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Conserving the Mission Blue: How Lupine Regeneration could help this Endangered Butterfly

Almost blending into the sky, the Mission Blue Butterfly (Icaricia icarioides missionensis), gracefully sports the light blue wings of its namesake. Fringed in white with irregularly shaped black spots on the underside, this interesting butterfly is endemic to the San Francisco area.

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UCB Research Stories

Conserving the Mission Blue: How Lupine Regeneration could help this Endangered Butterfly

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