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

Mission Blue Butterfly – Signed Fine Art Print

$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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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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