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Plebejus saepiolus (Greenish blue)

Synonyms: Lycaena saepiolus; Plebejus caerulescens

Wikipedia Abstract

Aricia saepiolus, the greenish blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta. The wingspan is 21–28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. The larvae feed on Trifolium repens, Trifolium hybridum, Trifolium monathum, Trifolium longipes, and Trifolium wormskioldii.
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Infraspecies

Plebejus saepiolus albomontanus
Plebejus saepiolus aureolus
Plebejus saepiolus boharti
Plebejus saepiolus gertschi
Plebejus saepiolus hilda
Plebejus saepiolus insulanus
Plebejus saepiolus leussleri
Plebejus saepiolus littoralis
Plebejus saepiolus maculosus
Plebejus saepiolus rufescens
Plebejus saepiolus saepiolus
Plebejus saepiolus whitmeri

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  0.945 inches (.024 m)

Prey / Diet

Trifolium hybridum (Alsike Clover)[1]
Trifolium repens (Ladino Clover)[1]

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0