Species Plebejus podarce - Sierra Blue - Hodges#4384.1

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Sierra Blue - Plebejus podarce - male - female

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)

Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)

Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)

Genus Plebejus

Species podarce (Sierra Blue - Hodges#4384.1)

Hodges Number

4384.1

Other Common Names

Sierra Nevada Blue

Identification

This is a Sierran representative of Plebejus glandon and distinction of the two is difficult if not impossible from photographs alone. P. podarce tends to have more white on the underside.

Species distinction seems dubious, but it is currently being called a full species. Visually, specimens must be identified by location. P. podarce replaces P. glandon cassiope southward from Mono County, but there seems to be no clear division between them.

Range

Sierra Nevada, Trinity Alps, Klamath Mtns. in California.

Contributed by tom murray on 8 July, 2006 - 1:32pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Nick Block, David Ferguson
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 2:01pm

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