Plebejus glandon
| Arctic Blue | |
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| A. g. aquilo, male, Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Genus: | Agriades |
| Species: | A. glandon |
| Binomial name | |
| Agriades glandon (de Prunner, 1798) | |
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The Arctic Blue or Glandon Blue (Agriades glandon)[1] is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. In North America it is found from Alaska east to Newfoundland, south through the mountains to Washington, northern Arizona, and northern New Mexico. In Europe, it is found in mountainous areas like the Pyrenees and Alps, as well as the far north. It is also found in parts of Russia, including Siberia, and Kamchatka.
The wingspan is 17–26 mm. The butterfly flies from mid-May to September depending on the location.[2]
Recorded food plants include Astragalus species (including Astragalus alpinus), Androsace species (including Androsace bungeana and Androsace septentrionalis), Soldanella, Diapensia lapponica, Vaccinium, and Saxifraga species (including Saxifraga bronchialis, Saxifraga spinulosa, and Saxifraga oppositifolia).
Subspecies
- A. g. glandon (Pyrenees, Alps)
- A. g. aquilo (Arctic Europe and Arctic Canada)
- A. g. aquilina (Polar Tundra of Siberia)
- A. g. wosnesenskii (Srednesibirskoe, northeastern Siberia, Kamchatka)
- A. g. centrohelvetica (Switzerland)
References
- ↑ Argiades glandon, Catalogue of Life (LepIndex)
- ↑ Arctic Blue, Butterflies of Canada
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Wikispecies has information related to: Plebejus glandon |
- Arctic Blue, Univ. of Alberta, Entomology Collection
- Arctic Blue, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Lepidoptera of Norway