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Mission Blue Butterfly – Signed Fine Art Print

Name: Mission Blue Butterfly - Signed Fine Art Print
SKU: 84445
Availability: InStock

$19.95 – $27.95

Information about the Mission Blue Butterfly:

The Mission Blue Butterfly is a blue or lycaenid butterfly subspecies native to the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States. The butterfly has been declared as endangered by the US Federal Government. It is a subspecies of Boisduval’s Blue (Aricia icarioides).The endangered Mission Blue has a wingspan of about 21–33 millimeters (0.83–1.3 in). The Mission Blue depends on a very specific host plant called the lupine. As such, its habitat is restricted solely to the U.S. state of California. More specifically, it is limited to a range of five known areas where Mission Blue colonies have been confirmed. Those areas are subject to a range of conservation and habitat restoration action.

The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Opacity: 94%

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SKU: N/A Categories: Butterflies & Moths, Invertebrates, Signed Prints Tags: animal renderings, endangered, fine art print, Icaricia icarioides missionensis, insect, Lepidoptera, lycaenid butterfly, Mission Blue Butterfly, north america, picture, realistic drawing, san francisco, scientific illustration, sketch, wildlife art

Description

Fine art illustration of a Mission Blue Butterfly (Icaricia icarioides missionensis.) The illustration is available in black and white or color.

Artist’s notes:

The Mission Blue Butterfly was completed in the summer/fall of 2015. For my show at the Lindsay Wildlife Experience I put together five different collage celebrating the National Parks of California. For the Bay Area I selected the Golden Gate National Recreational Area and wanted to include an iconic butterfly and selected the Mission Blue.

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