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silvery blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Member of typical blues (tribe Polyommatini)
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)

Caution: There may be other wild species of this genus not yet included in this guide.

iNaturalist lists only ssp. incognitus in the bay area, but there is no information about how to distinguish the many subspecies.


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

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Taxon info: iNaturalistBugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist