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.
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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
Observation date: Jun 29, 2014
Submitted by: Eric Olson
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Aug 31, 2014
Observation date: Jul 08, 2014
Submitted by: Derek Belsham
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Aug 10, 2014
Observation date: Jun 18, 2014
Submitted by: sarabseth
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 25, 2014
Observation date: Jul 06, 2014
Submitted by: janazak
Region: Yukon Territory, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 19, 2014
Observation date: May 16, 2012
Submitted by: Anna Michele Mccue
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 19, 2014
Observation date: Jul 06, 2014
Submitted by: janazak
Region: Yukon Territory, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 19, 2014
Observation date: Jun 25, 2014
Submitted by: janazak
Region: Yukon Territory, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jun 26, 2014
Observation date: May 15, 2014
Submitted by: plex1ppus
Region: Lincoln County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 27, 2014
Observation date: Jul 10, 2013
Submitted by: Tim Johnson
Region: San Juan County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Feb 10, 2014
Observation date: Jun 18, 2013
Submitted by: icosahedron
Region: Madera County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jan 07, 2014
Observation date: Jun 25, 2011
Submitted by: sandyleapt
Region: Wasco County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 04, 2013
Observation date: Jun 22, 2013
Submitted by: chriscru
Region: Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 09, 2013
Observation date: Jun 30, 2013
Submitted by: Greg Dean
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Aug 06, 2013
Observation date: Jun 29, 2013
Submitted by: sagebird52
Region: Albany County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 04, 2013
Observation date: Jul 05, 2013
Submitted by: LGOC
Region: Flathead County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Jul 12, 2013
Observation date: Jul 06, 2013
Submitted by: plex1ppus
Region: Stevens County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 12, 2013
Observation date: Jun 06, 2013
Submitted by: Jdammarell
Region: Spokane County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 08, 2013
Observation date: Jun 06, 2013
Submitted by: carlrat
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jun 07, 2013
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