California's Endangered Insects - Xerces Blue Butterfly
Scientific Name: Glaucopsyche xerces Status: Extinct. The Xerces Blue butterfly is the first butterfly in North America known to have become extinct due to human disturbance.
essig.berkeley.edu/endins/xerces.htm

Insect ABCs
Click here to see an image of the XERCES BLUE. The beautiful Xerces Blue butterfly, which once populated the coastal regions of California, is no longer visable
cornellcollege.edu/biology/insects2003/erinmorgan/x.htm

Lepidoptera
The Xerces blue (Glaucopsyche xerces) was last collected in 1943 from sand dunes near San Francisco, CA. This butterfly's name has been adopted by the Xerces Society, an
www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/compendium/butter~1.html

Insect ABCs
Insect ABCs: X ... No Picture. Xerces Blue
www.cornellcollege.edu/biology/insects2003/x.shtml

ISU Extension News Release
The Xerces Blue Butterfly, Glaucopsyche xerces, once inhabited the sand dunes around San Francisco Bay. This is the first butterfly species in North America known
www.extension.iastate.edu/newsrel/2003/jul03/jul0334.html

Research in the Pierce Lab
In North America, the Xerces Society was named after the Xerces Blue, and much attention has been paid to the plight of the Mission Blue in California and Karner’s
www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pierce/Research/main/research.html

The Planet Magazine - ARCHIVES - WINTER 2007 - "Editorial: The Short ...
The story of the Xerces Blue Butterfly is similar to other cases that lead to the extinction of invertebrate species, such as the Oahu treesnail, the Antioch katydid and the
planet.wwu.edu/archives/2007/articles/winter/short-end.php

Pixie Cram Work
For Michelle (2003) 3 min S8mm (CFMDC) Pepere's Chairs (2005) 11 min S8mm (CFMDC) Prometheus In Five Directions (2006 In production) (CFMDC) Xerces Blue (2003) 12 min 16mm
people.wcsu.edu/mccarneyh/fva/C/CramP_work.html

CalPhotos: Browse Invertebrate-Insect Common Names
Back to: CalPhotos > Animals > Browse Invertebrate-Insect Common Names. Last updated: Nov 17 2009 . see also: Browse Insect Thumbnail Photos. Click on one of the insect orders
calphotos.berkeley.edu/fauna/com-Insect.html

Butterflies
Xerces Blue butterflies are now extinct. They used to live near the coast in the San Francisco area. They became extinct because of a loss of habitat caused by urban development.
www.uoregon.edu/~mrussel1/picture/butterflies.htm