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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) » Plebejus » Arctic Blue - Hodges#4384 (Plebejus glandon) » Rocky Mountain Arctic Blue (Plebejus glandon rusticus)
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Gray butterfly with black and light spots - Plebejus glandon
Copyright © 2013 Bob Webster

Gray butterfly with black and light spots - Plebejus glandon
SW of Keystone, Summit County, Colorado, USA
July 23, 2013
Boisduval's Blue?
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Contributed by Bob Webster on 24 July, 2013 - 2:27am
Last updated 3 September, 2013 - 5:33pm

Moved
Moved from Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters.
… David J. Ferguson, 3 September, 2013 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

Hello Bob, I am inclined to g
Hello Bob, I am inclined to go with the Arctic. Was this butterfly found at higher elevation. The hindwing below appears to have a white band inward of the submarginal spots which tells me Arctic. May the butterflies be with you, Henry.
… Henry Burton, 24 July, 2013 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

 
9,400 feet elevation.
Yes, it was at 9,400 feet.
… Bob Webster, 24 July, 2013 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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