Icaricia saepiolus

Greenish blue
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Icaricia
Species:	I. saepiolus
Binomial name
	Icaricia saepiolus; (Boisduval, 1852)
Synonyms
	Lycaena saepiolus Boisduval, 1852; Plebejus saepiolus; Cupido saepiolus; Aricia 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]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c Greenish Blue, Butterflies of Canada
^ Icaricia, funet.fi

External links

Greenish Blue, Butterflies and Moths of North America

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[CBIF-1] Greenish Blue, Butterflies of Canada

[2] Icaricia, funet.fi

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