Icaricia saepiolus
Icaricia saepiolus, the greenish blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Icaricia |
| Species: | I. saepiolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Icaricia saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | |
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The wingspan is 21–28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[1]
The larvae feed on Trifolium monathum, Trifolium longipes, and Trifolium wormskioldii.[1][2]
Subspecies
- I. s. hilda (J. & R. Grinnel, 1907)
- I. s. insulanus (Blackmore, 1919)
- I. s. amica Edwards, 1863
- I. s. gertschi (dos Passos, 1938)
- I. s. whitmeri (Brown, 1951)
- I. s. aureolus Emmel & Mattoon, 1998
References
- Greenish Blue, Butterflies of Canada
- Icaricia, funet.fi
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