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