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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Glaucopsyche lygdamus(Doubleday, 1841)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Scolitantidina
  5. Glaucopsyche
  6.  lygdamus
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TL: USA, Georgia

Habitat

  • Coastal dunes
  • Meadows
  • Prairie
  • Waysides

Similar species

  • Cupido amyntula
  • Cupido comyntas
  • Glaucopsyche piasus
MU
FU

22-32 mm

MD
FD
    Regional distr. - legend
    Phenogram based on literature
    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      EnglishSilvery Blue
      FrançaisBleu argenté
      中文戈灰蝶
      日本語アメリカカバイロシジミ
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
      FabaceaeLathyrusVetchlings
      FabaceaeLotusTrefoil
      FabaceaeLupinus Lupin
      FabaceaeMelilotusSweet Clover
      FabaceaeOxytropisLocoweed
      FabaceaeViciaVetch
    • Synonyms and other combinations
    • Latin nameAuthor
      Polyommatus lygdamusDoubleday, 1841
    • Links
    • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
      Butterflies and Moths of North America
      Butterflies of AmericaA.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
      Butterflies of Canada
      North American Moth Photographers Group

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    Ray BruunUnited States, Redding

    Male, underside.

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    Male, upperside.

    Ray BruunUnited States, Shasta County

    Female, upperside.

    Ray BruunUnited States, Redding

    Male, underside.

    Ray BruunUnited States, Anderson
    Extinct
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