Summary ⁷

Aricia icarioides, or Boisduval's blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found in North America.

Habitat ⁸

Praire grassland and dry montane meadows where lupines are common.

Conservation status ⁹

Not of concern.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Theclinae/Polyommatinae/Plebejus_icarioides_evius/Plebejus_icarioides_evius_Kelso_Valley_Kern_Co_CA_USA_12-V-05__209.JPG
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_04_29/IMG_000876.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/2012_01_23/IMG_110637.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/2012_01_23/IMG_110634.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/2012_01_23/IMG_110629.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/2012_01_23/IMG_110499.JPG
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icaricia_icarioides
8. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31886457
9. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31886453

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
• Moth Photographers Group
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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