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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 ...
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]
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]
Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday, 1842) – silvery blue – North America Glaucopsyche lygdamus incognita (Tilden, 1974) – Behr's blue – California; Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis – Palos Verdes blue – California; Glaucopsyche lygdamus afra (Edwards, 1883) Glaucopsyche lygdamus arizonensis McDunnough, 1936 Arizona
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.
Icaricia icarioides, [1] or Boisduval's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found in North America. This butterfly has 25 recognized subspecies. [2] Their range extends throughout the western US and Canada from southern Saskatchewan to British Columbia. [3] Its habitats include dunes, mountains, meadows, streams, and sage-lands.
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Plebejus argyrognomon has a wingspan of 28–34 mm. These small butterflies present a sexual dimorphism.The upperside of the wings is violet-blue in males, with a narrow, black border and a white fringe, while in the females it is dark brown, with black bordered orange lunules at the outer edge, especially visible on the hindwings. [4]