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Slivery blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
| Scientific Classification | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Species: | Glaucopsyche lygdamus |
| Common: | Slivery blue |
The Slivery blue is a small butterfly native to North America. Found over much of the Western United States and most of Canada.
Identification
Adults have an upperside that is a light blue in males, a dull grayish blue in females. The underside is gray with single row of round spots of differing sizes depending upon region.
Gallery
Slivery blue
Groveland, California (2010)
Related Page Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)Class: Insecta (insects)Slivery blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)