Plebejus saepiolus, formerly 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.
The wingspan is 21–28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.Greenish Blue, Butterflies of Canada
The larvae feed on Trifolium monathum, Trifolium longipes, and Trifolium wormskioldii.Icaricia, funet.fi
Subspecies Icaricia saepiolus amica Edwards, 1863 Icaricia saepiolus aureolus Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 Icaricia saepiolus gertschi (dos Passos, 1938) Icaricia saepiolus hilda (J. & R. Grinnel, 1907) Icaricia saepiolus insulanus (Blackmore, 1919) Icaricia saepiolus saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) Icaricia saepiolus whitmeri (Brown, 1951)
References
External links Greenish Blue, Butterflies and Moths of North America