Species Plebejus anna - Anna's Blue - Hodges#4374.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Identification · Range

Some butterflies and skippers from Warner Pass - Plebejus anna - 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 anna (Anna's Blue - Hodges#4374.1)

Hodges Number

4374.1

Identification

Distinguishable from Northern Blue - Plebejus idas only by more westerly distribution. From other blues by (usually) some marginal orange on ventral hind and front wings. No obvious dark spot on middle of upper front wings. Underside tending to bluish gray. Most similar to mostly more lowland/eastern Melissa Blue - Plebejus melissa (and it's segregates), which tends to be slightly grayish or brownish below with markings all more bold and contrasting.

Range

Cascades and California Sierras south from southern British Columbia and west to coast, in boreal and mountain habitats.

Contributed by tom murray on 14 July, 2006 - 10:35pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Nick Block, David Ferguson
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 3:11am

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