| Shasta Blue | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aricia |
| Species: | A. shasta |
| Binomial name | |
| Aricia shasta (W.H. Edwards, 1862) |
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The Shasta Blue (Aricia shasta) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.[1]
The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[1]
The larvae feed on Lupinus lyalli, Astragalus spatulatus, Astragalus calycosus, and Trifolium dasphyllum.[2]