Hemiargus ceraunus
Common name: Ceraunus Blue
Feeds on these plants:
Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Harvest Moon)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Yellow)
Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’
Heliotropium arborescens
(sold as Fragrant Delight)
Hibiscus moscheutos
(sold as Aquarian)
Hibiscus moscheutos
(sold as Carafe series)
Hibiscus moscheutos
(sold as Grenache)
Hibiscus moscheutos
(sold as Splash Series)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Hawaiian Sunset’
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(sold as Amour)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(sold as Hula Girl)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(sold as Mongon Patio Tree)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(sold as Mongon)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(sold as Painted Lady)
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodone’
Hibiscus syriacus
(sold as Collie Mullens)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Trifolium repens
(sold as Atropurpureum)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena
(sold as Tukana White)
Hemiargus ceraunus, the Ceraunus Blue, can be found in CA,NV,UT,AZ,NM,WY,KS,OK,TX,LA,MS,AL,TN,GA,FL,SC,and NC.
Favorite nectar plants include: Acacia, Bidens, Buddleja, Salvia, Taraxacum, and Verbena
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Abrus
Abrus precatorius
Acacia angustissima hirta
Astragalus crotalariae
Cassia
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Chamaecrista nictitans
Chapmannia floridana
Crotalaria
Crotalaria verrucosa
Indigofera caroliniana
Macroptilium lathyroides
Medicago
Medicago sativa
Mimosa pudica
Phaseolus
Prosopis
Prosopis glandulosa
Prosopis glandulosa glandulosa
Prosopis pubescens
Psorothamnus fremontii
Rhynchosia minima
CC0 image courtesy of
Alan Schmierer
CC 2.0 images courtesy of
Anne Toal
