Glaucopsyche piasus - Wikipedia
Glaucopsyche piasus. Boisduval, 1852. Synonyms [2] Lycaena catalina Reakirt, 1866. Glaucopsyche piasus, the arrowhead blue, is a western North American butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is a locally common butterfly that favors prairie, open woodland, and woodland edges and trails. [citation needed] In Felder, 1864.
Arrowhead Blue Glaucopsyche piasus (Boisduval, 1852 ...
Arrowhead Blue. Glaucopsyche piasus (Boisduval, 1852) Family: Lycaenidae. Subfamily: Polyommatinae. Identification: Checkered fringes. Upperside of male violet blue with a wide border; female duller. Underside gray with many small black spots. Hindwing with postmedian band of white "arrowheads" pointing inward.
Glaucopsyche piasus | Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site - UC Davis
The Arrowhead Blue visits Yerba Santa, Dogbane, mints, vetches, Wild Buckwheat, etc., but is most often seen around its hosts. The species of Lupinus used vary from place to place. It often uses silvery-pubescent ones.
Glaucopsyche piasus piasus - Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus piasus, the Arrowhead Blue, was starting its flight at higher elevations along Sherman Pass on May 15, 2014. This one was at Alder Creek, 6800' elevation. At lower elevations, and on a different lupine host, the darker subspecies excubita was flying in …
Glaucopsyche piasus sagittigera - Arrowhead Blue
Apr 18, 2009 · Arrowhead Blue. This subspecies of the arrowhead blue is found at lower elevations around the San Gabriel Mountains and up into Santa Barbara County. Sagittigera has boldly-contrasting "arrowheads" on the hind wing.
Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus) · iNaturalist
Glaucopsyche piasus, the arrowhead blue, is a western North American butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is a locally common butterfly that favors prairie, open woodland, and woodland edges and trails.
Arrowhead Blue - calscape.org
Arrowhead Blue. Glaucopsyche piasus. 23 photos. Links for more info about this species: BAMONA Wikipedia. Estimated species range . Host Plants 3 confirmed and ...
Arrowhead blue (Glaucopsyche piasus) - Picture Insect
Glaucopsyche piasus, the arrowhead blue, is a western North American butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is a locally common butterfly that favors prairie, open woodland, and woodland edges and trails.
Arrowhead Blue (Glacier National Park Butterflies and Moths ...
With a wingspan ranging from 25 - 35 mm, the Arrowhead Blue is one of the larger blue butterflies. They occupy mountain slopes near lupines, ranging across the West from the southern edge of Canada to northern New Mexico, Arizona and southern California.
Arrowhead Blue - Glaucopsyche piasus - BugGuide.Net
Nice to get another view of the arrowhead blue here. The Green Nature guide notes they have a widespread distribution, but local populations can be thin.
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