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, 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
Observation date: Jul 29, 2012
Submitted by: PDunwiddie
Region: Pierce County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Dec 17, 2012
Observation date: Jul 07, 1984
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. C. Riotte)
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 18, 1990
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 20, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 07, 1989
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. R. Reed)
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 21, 2011
Submitted by: Nancy Lea Sandy
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Nov 29, 2012
Observation date: Jul 18, 2012
Submitted by: swimperi
Region: Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 05, 2012
Observation date: Jul 18, 2012
Submitted by: swimperi
Region: Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 05, 2012
Observation date: Jul 18, 2012
Submitted by: swimperi
Region: Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 05, 2012
Observation date: Jul 04, 2012
Submitted by: gerryq
Region: Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: kent
Verified date: Jul 17, 2012
Observation date: Jun 29, 2012
Submitted by: Jason Reilly
Region: Siskiyou County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 15, 2012
Observation date: Jun 15, 2012
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 05, 2012
Observation date: Jun 17, 2011
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 03, 2012
Observation date: Jun 26, 2008
Submitted by: AJBrumble
Region: Valley County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: kent
Verified date: Feb 03, 2012
Observation date: Jul 09, 1976
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris)
Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 27, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 10, 2011
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ken Kertell)
Region: White Pine County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 14, 2011
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Johnson County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Nov 28, 2011
Observation date: Jul 27, 2008
Submitted by: RaisingButterfl...
Region: Summit County, Utah, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Nov 28, 2011
Observation date: Jul 07, 2011
Submitted by: cpcdolan
Region: Mineral County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Aug 18, 2011
Observation date: Jul 16, 2011
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 10, 2011
Observation date: Jul 16, 2011
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 09, 2011
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