Shasta blue
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aricia |
| Species: | A. shasta |
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| Aricia shasta (W.H. Edwards, 1862) | |
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Plebejus shasta, the Shasta blue,[1] is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from the northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.[2]
The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Lupinus lyalli, Astragalus spatulatus, Astragalus calycosus, and Trifolium dasphyllum.[3]
Subspecies
There are seven subspecies of Plebejus shasta.[1]
- P. s. charlestonensis Austin, 1980
- P. s. calchas (Behr, 1867)
- P. s. minnehaha (Scudder, 1874)
- P. s. pallidissima (Austin in T. Emmel, 1998)
- P. s. pitkinensis Ferris, 1976
- P. s. platazul Scott, 2006
- P. s. shasta (W. H. Edwards, 1862)
References
- 1 2 "Plebejus shasta Standard Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- 1 2 Shasta Blue, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ Aricia at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
External links
- Shasta blue, Butterflies and Moths of North America
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