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''Euphilotes rita'', the rita blue or desert buckwheat blue, is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico.〔(Butterflies and Moths of North America )〕 The wingspan is 17–22 mm. The upperside of the males is bright lilac-blue with dark borders and a small orange patch at the corner of the hindwings. The upperside of the females is brown with an orange marginal band. The underside of both sexes is off-white with black spots. Adults are on wing from July to late September in one generation per year. They feed on the flower nectar of ''Eriogonum'' species. The larvae feed on the flowers and fruits of wild ''Eriogonum'' species, including ''Eriogonum effusum'', ''Eriogonum flavum'', ''Eriogonum leptocladon'', ''Eriogonum racemosum'' and ''Eriogonum wrightii''. The larvae are tended by ants. ==Subspecies== *''Euphilotes rita rita'' *''Euphilotes rita coloradensis'' (Mattoni, 1966) *''Euphilotes rita mattoni'' (Shields, 1975) *''Euphilotes rita emmeli'' (Shields, 1975) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Euphilotes rita」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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