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Silvery Blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

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45.4059, -75.5249

Field Notes

Description:

The upperside is a shiny light blue, with a dark grey border around both wings, wider in the female & sometimes suffusing the entire wing surface with grey. The underside is grey, with a single row of round, black, white-rimmed spots on both wings.

Habitat:

High grass & brush roadside.

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Comments (2)
patty
Lovely butterfly and picture Greg! =)

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PublishedJune 10, 2013

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