acmon blue

Icaricia acmon

Member of genus Icaricia
blues (subfamily Polyommatinae)
gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae)
butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea)
butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

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• upper wing surfaces can be pale blue (male) or orangey brown (female)
• no dark discal spot on the upper side of the hind wings
• orange spots on both sides of hind wings
• male has paler upper wing surfaces than in lupine blue (Icaricia lupini)
• common

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Chris’s observations: 5 (3 are research grade)

Locations:

• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Ed R. Levin CP
• Sam McDonald CP
• San Pedro Valley CP
• Santa Teresa CP

Months:

• May: 1
• Jun.: 1
• Jul.: 2
• Aug.: 1

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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Icaricia acmon → iNaturalist
• Plebejus acmon → BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist