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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Blues (Polyommatinae) » Glaucopsyche » Silvery Blue - Hodges#4372 (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
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Copper? - Glaucopsyche lygdamus - male
Copyright © 2009 Algidus

Copper? - Glaucopsyche lygdamus - Male
Cache National Forest, Cache County, Utah, USA
May 21, 2009
I haven't quite got the patience to take measurements yet, but I'm working on it. I'd say about 15 mm long.
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Contributed by Algidus on 2 August, 2009 - 11:58am
Last updated 4 July, 2011 - 1:22pm

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… Ken Schneider, 1 September, 2009 - 3:28pm login or register to post comments

Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
… David J. Ferguson, 2 August, 2009 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Awesome!
Thanks David...What gives it away?
… Algidus, 2 August, 2009 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

 
It's one of the few "easy" Blues
There isn't anything else that looks quite like it. The lack of any distinctive markings along the margins of the wings, the round black spots ringed in white, and the rather even grayish coloring make this species fairly easy to recognize when you are looking at the underside. The upper side can be more confusingly like other species.
… David J. Ferguson, 3 August, 2009 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

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