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Aricia saepiolus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Aricia saepiolus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Aricia

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Glaucopsyche piasus, Aricia icarioides, Western tailed‑blue, Lycaena heteronea, Aricia lupini

Aricia saepiolus, the greenish blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from the 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.

Subspecies

  • A. s. hilda (J. & R. Grinnel, 1907)
  • A. s. insulanus (Blackmore, 1919)
  • A. s. amica Edwards, 1863
  • A. s. gertschi (dos Passos, 1938)
  • A. s. whitmeri (Brown, 1951)
  • A. s. aureolus Emmel & Mattoon, 1998

    • References

    Aricia saepiolus Wikipedia
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