Plebejus acmon
Common name: Acmon Blue
Feeds on these plants:
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)
Erodium reichardii
(sold as Roseum)
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Plebejus acmon, the Acmon Blue, can be found in WA,OR,CA,AZ,NM,TX,WY,KS,OK,AR,ID, and SD.
Favorite nectar plants include: Asclepias, Bidens, Carduus, Eriogonum, Lantana, and Verbena
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Host plants:
Astragalus
Astragalus allochrous playanus
Astragalus lentiginosus
Astragalus triflorus
Eriogonum
Eriogonum abertianum
Eriogonum compositum
Eriogonum compositum lieanthum
Eriogonum corymbosum velutinum
Eriogonum effusum
Eriogonum elatum
Eriogonum elongatum
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Eriogonum flavum
Eriogonum gracillimum
Eriogonum jamesii xanthum
Eriogonum latifolium
Eriogonum marifolium
Eriogonum nudum
Eriogonum parvifolium
Eriogonum plumatella
Eriogonum pyrolifolium
Eriogonum racemosum
Eriogonum sphaerocephalum
Eriogonum strictum
Eriogonum umbellatum
Eriogonum umbellatum majus
Eriogonum wrightii subscaposum
Eriogonum wrightii trachygonum
Eriogonum wrightii wrightii
Eschscholzia californica
Eschweilera
Lotus
Lotus denticulatus
Lotus humistratus
Lotus micranthus
Lotus oblongifolius
Lotus parviflorus
Lotus procumbens
Lotus scoparius
Lotus unifolialatus
Lupinus
Melilotus officinalis
Polygonum aviculare
Trifolium