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Silvery blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus


Silvery blue
Silvery blue

Type of Insect: butterfly
Size: small
Overall Color: blue and silvery
Larval Foods: lupines, vetches, other legumes
Adult Foods:
Larval Type: caterpillar
status: common
Description: small butterfly, blue on top and silvery underneath with black spots. Almost never sits with wings open.


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Hexapoda (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies,moths)
Family: 03 Lycaenidae (harvesters,coppers,blues,hairstreaks)
SubFamily: 03 Polyommatinae (blues)
Genus: Glaucopsyche
Species: lygdamus

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