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Hemiargus ceraunus

Hemiargus ceraunus


Family: Lycaenidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Hemiargus ceraunus, the Ceraunus blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. 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.

The wingspan is 20–30 mm. Adults are on wing year round in Texas and southern Florida and in late summer in other parts of the range. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on the flowers and seedpods of various woody legumes, including Chamaecrista fasciculata, Abrus precatorius and Prosopis species.

Subspecies: 
  • Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus (Hübner, 1818) (Florida)
  • Hemiargus ceraunus astenidas (Lucas, 1857) (Mexico, Costa Rica)
  • Hemiargus ceraunus gyas (Edwards, 1871) (Arizona, California)
  • Hemiargus ceraunus filenus (Poey, 1832) (Cuba)

Source: Wikipedia, article Hemiargus ceraunus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 431654
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Entre-ijuís
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
01/31/2021
Guilherme Joel Silveira



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
136304631/01/2021BrazilRio Grande do SulCarajasìnho, Entre-ijuísGuilherme Joel Silveira
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Hemiargus ceraunus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.