Species

Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Silvery blue)

Glaucopsyche lygdamus. Photo: (c) Brad Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Glaucopsyche lygdamus, the silvery blue, is a small butterfly native to North America. Its upperside is a light blue in males and a dull grayish blue in females. The underside is gray with a single row of round spots of differing sizes depending upon the region.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
        Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)
        Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues)
        Tribe: Polyommatini (Typical blues)
        Subtribe: Scolitantidina
        Genus: Glaucopsyche
        Subgenus: Glaucopsyche
        Species: Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Silvery blue)

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