Brephidium pseudofea
{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
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|image=Eastern Pygmy Blue - Brephidium pseudofea, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida - 6043005322.jpg
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|status_system=TNC
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|genus=Brephidium
|species=pseudofea
|authority=(Morrison, 1873)
|synonyms=
- Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schäffer, 1862
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File:Eastern Pygmy Blue - Brephidium pseudofea, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.jpg
Brephidium pseudofea, the eastern pygmy-blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in the southern United States, typically in coastal saltmarshes.{{r|itis|gbif|bugguide|mpg}}
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Brephidium pseudofea:{{r|pohl2016}}
- Brephidium pseudofea insularis Pavulaan & Gatrelle, 1999
- Brephidium pseudofea pseudofea (Morrison, 1873)
Biology
In Georgia, the eastern pygmy-blue is the smallest butterfly, where it lives along coastal portions of southeastern Georgia. It is a blue butterfly with a row of four silvery black spots along the ventral hindwing margin. Adults have a low, weak flight pattern and flutter just above the surface of host plants. Adults appear from May to August.{{cite Q|Q99519535}}{{rp|92-93}}