Attributes of Plebejus glandon
Arctic Blue
Plebejus glandon (de Prunner, 1798)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification: Geographically variable. Upperside of male gray-blue, female orange-brown; both sexes with dark cell spots on both wings. Underside hindwing with postmedian black spots lacking or enclosed by white patches.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 inches (2.2 - 2.6 cm).
Life History: Eggs are laid singly on leaves, bracts, or sepals of the host plant. Caterpillars or chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: One brood from early May to late September, mainly June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Possibly Diapensia lapponica, Dodecatheon, and Androsace septentionalis.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Bogs, tundra, gravelly hills, alpine fell-fields, and subalpine meadows.
Range: Holarctic. Alaska east to Newfoundland, south through the mountains of the West to Washington, northern Arizona, and northern New Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually of conservation concern.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Study conservation needs and implement if necessary.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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| July 07, 1989 | legacy.reporter (J. R. Reed) | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 20, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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September 06, 2011 | MCToshack | Pierce County, Washington, United States | June 28, 2012 | Details |
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August 12, 2011 | Nancy Lea Sandy | Natrona County, Wyoming, United States | May 16, 2012 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | J_Martineau | Johnson County, Wyoming, United States | December 17, 2011 | Details |
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August 22, 2011 | J_Martineau | Park County, Wyoming, United States | December 17, 2011 | Details |
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June 10, 2011 | Matt ODonnell | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | September 11, 2011 | Details |
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June 10, 2011 | Matt ODonnell | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | September 11, 2011 | Details |
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June 07, 2011 | Matt ODonnell | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | August 08, 2011 | Details |
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July 20, 2008 | plex1ppus | Flathead County, Montana, United States | April 08, 2011 | Details |
| June 05, 1989 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 1993 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 06, 1989 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 08, 1989 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 1993 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 12, 1973 | legacy.reporter (Charles Sekerman) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Fremont County, Idaho, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 16, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Madison County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 14, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Okanogan County, Washington, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 19, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 20, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 20, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 16, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 23, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Paul Opler and EviBuckner-Opler ) | Summit County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 07, 1989 | legacy.reporter (Ray E. Stanford) | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| June 24, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 28, 1995 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 22, 1997 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| July 07, 1996 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| July 07, 1984 | legacy.reporter (JC Riotee) | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | January 07, 2008 | Details | |
| August 15, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Al Wagar) | Skagit County, Washington, United States | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| June 09, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Jennifer Sanders) | Colfax County, New Mexico, United States | June 12, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alaska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Greenlee County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Moffat County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Garfield County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mesa County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Delta County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Montrose County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | San Miguel County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dolores County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ouray County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | San Juan County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Montezuma County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | La Plata County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
