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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 694 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 05, 2017
Submitted by: shastamax
Region: Siskiyou County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 06, 2017
Observation date: Jul 02, 2017
Submitted by: shastamax
Region: Siskiyou County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 02, 2017
Observation date: Jul 02, 2017
Submitted by: shastamax
Region: Siskiyou County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 02, 2017
Observation date: Aug 06, 2016
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 25, 2017
Observation date: Jul 04, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Tuolumne County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 26, 2016
Observation date: Jul 15, 2016
Submitted by: Bdog
Region: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 20, 2016
Observation date: Jul 03, 2016
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 19, 2016
Observation date: Jun 05, 2016
Submitted by: Kristie Nelson
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 08, 2016
Observation date: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: Jodydeloy
Region: Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jun 01, 2016
Observation date: Aug 23, 2015
Submitted by: Dean_Ingram
Region: Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Mar 07, 2016
Observation date: Jun 17, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Mar 07, 2016
Observation date: Aug 24, 2011
Submitted by: Jackie LaHoud
Region: Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Feb 18, 2016
Observation date: Jun 24, 2015
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 10, 2015
Observation date: Jun 22, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 10, 2015
Observation date: Jul 07, 2015
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Nov 17, 2015
Observation date: Jul 03, 2011
Submitted by: reDfoX33
Region: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Sep 24, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 20, 2015
Observation date: Jun 17, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 15, 2015
Observation date: Jun 06, 2015
Submitted by: shsater
Region: Boundary County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Jul 27, 2015
Observation date: Jun 23, 2015
Submitted by: NorthPeace
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 10, 2015
Observation date: Jun 13, 2015
Submitted by: martinametz
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 10, 2015
Observation date: Jun 23, 2015
Submitted by: NorthPeace
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 10, 2015
Observation date: Jun 24, 2015
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 27, 2015
Observation date: Jul 21, 2014
Submitted by: JulieArington
Region: Routt County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Mar 11, 2015
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