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Icaricia saepiolus
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Icaricia saepiolus, the greenish blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.[1]
The wingspan is 21–28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[1]
The larvae feed on Trifolium monathum, Trifolium longipes, and Trifolium wormskioldii.[1][2]
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Subspecies
- I. s. hilda (J. & R. Grinnel, 1907)
- I. s. insulanus (Blackmore, 1919)
- I. s. amica Edwards, 1863
- I. s. gertschi (dos Passos, 1938)
- I. s. whitmeri (Brown, 1951)
- I. s. aureolus Emmel & Mattoon, 1998
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