Attributes of Plebejus saepiolus
Greenish Blue
Plebejus saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification: Upperside of male iridescent green-blue; females brown with blue at wing bases. Underside is pale gray with green at wing bases and rows of irregular black spots.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.5 - 3.2 cm)
Life History: Males patrol near the host plants, close to the ground. Eggs are laid in flower buds of clover; caterpillars eat the developing flowers. Half-grown caterpillars hibernate, then resume feeding and development the following year.
Flight: One flight from May-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Flowers of various clovers, especially alsike (Trifolium hybridum).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including clovers (Trifolium species).
Habitat: Bogs, roadsides, stream edges, open fields, meadows, open forests.
Range: Boreal western North America from central Alaska south along mountains to southern California and southwestern New Mexico; east across southern Canada and northern Great Lakes area to Maine.
Conservation: The San Gabriel Blue, an undescribed subspecies, is extinct. It lived in wet meadows of the Big Pine Recreation Area in the San Gabriel mountains of southern California until the U. S. Forest Service drained the meadows. Excluding the San Gabriel Blue, the species has The Nature Conservancy Global Rank of G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
NCGR:
Management Needs: Restore meadow habitat in Big Pine Recreation Area.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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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 29, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Pierce County, Washington, United States | December 17, 2012 | Details |
| June 18, 1990 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 07, 1989 | legacy.reporter (J. R. Reed) | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 07, 1984 | legacy.reporter (J. C. Riotte) | Yavapai County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 20, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 21, 2011 | Nancy Lea Sandy | Natrona County, Wyoming, United States | November 29, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | swimperi | Colorado, United States | October 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | swimperi | Colorado, United States | October 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | swimperi | Colorado, United States | October 05, 2012 | Details |
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July 04, 2012 | gerryq | Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
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June 29, 2012 | Jason Reilly | Siskiyou County, California, United States | July 15, 2012 | Details |
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June 15, 2012 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | July 05, 2012 | Details |
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June 17, 2011 | Tommie Rogers | Anchorage Borough, Alaska, United States | July 03, 2012 | Details |
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June 26, 2008 | AJBrumble | Valley County, Idaho, United States | February 03, 2012 | Details |
| June 27, 2012 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Mono County, California, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 09, 1976 | legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Ken Kertell) | White Pine County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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August 14, 2011 | J_Martineau | Johnson County, Wyoming, United States | November 28, 2011 | Details |
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July 27, 2008 | RaisingButterflies.org | Summit County, Utah, United States | November 28, 2011 | Details |
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July 07, 2011 | cpcdolan | Mineral County, Colorado, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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July 16, 2011 | guy_incognito | San Bernardino County, California, United States | August 10, 2011 | Details |
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July 16, 2011 | guy_incognito | San Bernardino County, California, United States | August 09, 2011 | Details |
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July 09, 2011 | cpcdolan | Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States | July 23, 2011 | Details |
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July 07, 2011 | cpcdolan | Mineral County, Colorado, United States | July 23, 2011 | Details |
| June 06, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Madera County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 1980 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Mono County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 07, 1979 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 05, 1980 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Nevada County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 05, 1980 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Nevada County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 15, 2007 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Sierra County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 2005 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Tulare County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 13, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon, Jeanne Raffin) | Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
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June 29, 2010 | J_Martineau | Fremont County, Wyoming, United States | January 23, 2011 | Details |
| June 05, 1989 | 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 | |
| May 31, 1959 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 07, 1937 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 14, 1967 | legacy.reporter (Peter Herlan) | Lander County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 1969 | legacy.reporter (Callaghan) | Lander County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 03, 1994 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 05, 1994 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | 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 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 | |
| June 02, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 16, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Coconino County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 05, 1980 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Nevada County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details |
