Icaricia saepiolus explained

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.

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

External links

• Greenish Blue, Butterflies and Moths of North America

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/GreenishBlue_e.php Greenish Blue
2. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/icaricia/index.html Icaricia