Attributes of Euphilotes spaldingi
Spalding's Dotted-Blue
Euphilotes spaldingi (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification: Upperside of male blue with wide dark border; female brown with orange band on both fore- and hindwings. Underside of both sexes gray with black spots and orange marginal bands on both wings.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/8 inches (2.5 - 2.9 cm).
Life History: Males patrol erratically for females.
Flight: One brood from June-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Eriogonum racemosum in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including Eriogonum jamesi.
Habitat: Rocky outcrops on elevated pinyon-juniper plateaus.
Range: Northeastern New Mexico, northern Arizona, southwest Colorado, Utah, and western Nevada.
Conservation: Many populations on public lands are not in need of specific protection.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: Monitor populations and habitats for invasion of exotic plants such as cheatgrass.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Navajo County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gunnison County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Montrose County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | San Miguel County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dolores County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Montezuma County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | La Plata County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Archuleta County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Conejos County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | San Juan County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Taos County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | McKinley County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cibola County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Torrance County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Catron County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | White Pine County, Nevada, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Utah County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Juab County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Tooele County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Wasatch County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Piute County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sevier County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Wayne County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Iron County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Beaver County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Garfield County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Kane County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | San Juan County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Millard County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Bob Hammon) | Gunnison County, Colorado, United States | December 15, 2008 | Details | |
| August 15, 2009 | paulopler (Paul Opler) | Grand County, Utah, United States | August 28, 2009 | Details | |
| July 22, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Grand County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
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August 19, 2011 | Joe Schelling--entered by M ODonnell | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | October 03, 2011 | Details |
| July 09, 1995 | stevecary | Catron County, New Mexico, United States | October 03, 2011 | Details | |
| August 01, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 10, 1976 | legacy.reporter (Charles Sekerman) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 15, 1977 | legacy.reporter (Ron Wielgus) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 04, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Ken Kertell) | White Pine County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 07, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details |
