| Plebejus idas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Plebejus |
| Species: | P. idas |
| Binomial name | |
| Plebejus idas (Linnaeus, 1761) |
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The Idas Blue or Northern Blue[1] (Plebejus idas) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the northerern regions of the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.[2]
Flies from June to August depending on location.
Wingspan: 17 to 28 mm.[1]
The larvae feed on Calluna and Fabaceae species.