Greenish blue

Aricia saepiolus

''Aricia saepiolus'', the greenish blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.

The wingspan is 21–28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on ''Trifolium repens'', ''Trifolium hybridum'', ''Trifolium monathum'', ''Trifolium longipes'', and ''Trifolium wormskioldii''.
Blues A pair of blues resting on a wildflower in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Aricia saepiolus,Butterflies,Geotagged,Greenish Blue,United States,Wyoming,Yellowstone National Park

Naming

*''A. s. hilda''
⤷ ''A. s. insulanus''
⤷ ''A. s. amica'' Edwards, 1863
⤷ ''A. s. gertschi''
⤷ ''A. s. whitmeri''
⤷ ''A. s. aureolus'' Emmel & Mattoon, 1998

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusAricia
SpeciesA. saepiolus