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Glaucopsyche lygdamus, the silvery blue, is a small butterfly native to North America. Description Its upperside is a light blue in males and a dull grayish blue in ...
The silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.It has bright blue wings rimmed in black with white edges and silver spots on its hindwings, lending it the name of the silver-studded blue.
The Palos Verdes blue butterfly has a wingspan of only 25–30 mm (0.98–1.18 in). The male has a bright silvery-blue dorsal wing outlined in a narrow line of black, while the female's dorsal wing is a more brownish-gray colour. Both males and females have gray ventral wings with dark spots surrounded by white rings. [5]
Lepidochrysops glauca, the silvery blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the African tropics to South Africa. The wingspan is 35–40 mm for males and 38–48 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from September to December and from January to April. There are two generations per year. [2]
Larvae are often flattened rather than cylindrical, with glands that may produce secretions that attract and subdue ants. Their cuticles tend to be thickened. Their cuticles tend to be thickened. Some larvae are capable of producing vibrations and low sounds that are transmitted through the substrates they inhabit.
Epargyreus clarus, the silver-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America. [2] E. clarus occurs in fields, gardens, and at forest edges and ranges from southern Canada throughout most of the United States to northern Mexico, but is absent in the Great Basin and western Texas.
Iraota timoleon arsaces (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (south India - Madhya Pradesh to Kerala) [3] male above of a much brighter, more lustrous metallic blue, female entirely suffused with blue. Beneath the white marking less distinct with blurred contours, particularly also the dually-lobed subbasal spot which is more obliterate and covered with brown.
With a wingspan of 29 to 35 mm (1.1 to 1.4 in), Amanda's blue is noticeably larger than most of the "blue" butterflies, which is particularly apparent when they are flying. The upperside of the male's wings is a silvery blue or sky blue, often, but not always, with a broad dark border and a narrow black marginal line with an outermost white line.