#3149 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Ceraunus Blue

Hemiargus ceraunus

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Nick Block · CC BY 4.0
2. © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Jennifer Possley · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Victor W Fazio III · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © Mary Keim · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. © Bryan · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Missouri, US:© no rights reserved · CC0
8. Fran Reich Preserve, FL, USA:© Arthur Windsor · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Redland, Miami-Dade County, FL, USA:© mbaggett1 · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Okaloosa County, FL, USA:© Gary T. Leavens · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

Hemiargus ceraunus , the Ceraunus blue , is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the southwestern United States, southern Texas, Florida and the Florida Keys south through the West Indies, Mexico and Central America to South America. Strays may be found in North Carolina, Missouri, Kansas and Nevada. The habitat consists of open woodland, desert scrub, dunes, pastures, road edges and vacant lots.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 29,670iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
29,670 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 (233 years ago).