| Greenish Blue | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aricia |
| Species: | A. saepiolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aricia saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) |
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The Greenish Blue (Aricia saepiolus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.[1]
The wingspan is 21–28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[1]
The larvae feed on Trifolium repens, Trifolium hybridum, Trifolium monathum, Trifolium longipes, and Trifolium wormskioldii.[2][1]