Summary ⁷

The Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) is a small butterfly native to North America. Upperside is a light blue in males, a dull grayish blue in females. Underside is gray with single row of round spots of differing sizes depending upon region.

Habitat ⁸

Ubiquitous throughout many open habitats, from alpine meadows to alfalfa fields.

Conservation status ⁹

Not of concern.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Brad Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/57402879@N00/177095078/
2. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2009_05_06/IMG_002024.JPG
3. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2009_05_06/IMG_002016.JPG
4. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2009_05_06/IMG_002025.JPG
5. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2009_04_29/IMG_000658.JPG
6. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2009_04_29/IMG_000661.JPG
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucopsyche_lygdamus
8. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31887354
9. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31887350

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Maryland Moths
• Mass Moths
• Moth Photographers Group
• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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