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Silvery Blue Butterfly Along the road, a Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) butterfly sits in the sun at Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada. Alleyn-et-Cawood,Canada,Geotagged,Glaucopsyche lygdamus,Quebec,Silvery Blue,Spring,butterfly Click/tap to enlarge

Silvery Blue Butterfly

Along the road, a Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) butterfly sits in the sun at Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada.

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The Silvery Blue is a small butterfly native to North America. Upperside is a light blue in males, a dull grayish blue in females. Underside is gray with single row of round spots of differing sizes depending upon region.

''G. lygdamus'' is found over much of the western United States and most of Canada extending north excepting most of Nunavut and the high Arctic islands. Wingspan is from 18 to 28 mm.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Greg Shchepanek
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By Greg Shchepanek

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Uploaded Nov 27, 2018. Captured May 20, 2018 15:38 in 51 Chemin Milford, Danford Lake, QC J0X 1P0, Canada.
  • Canon EOS M100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/636s
  • ISO200
  • 28mm