Icaricia_shasta

Shasta blue

Shasta blue

Species of butterfly

Icaricia shasta, the Shasta blue,[1] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.[2]

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The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Lupinus lyalli, Astragalus spatulatus, Astragalus calycosus, and Trifolium dasphyllum.[3]

Subspecies

There are seven subspecies of Icaricia shasta.[1]

  • I. s. charlestonensis Austin, 1980
  • I. s. calchas (Behr, 1867)
  • I. s. minnehaha (Scudder, 1874)
  • I. s. pallidissima (Austin in T. Emmel, 1998)
  • I. s. pitkinensis Ferris, 1976
  • I. s. platazul Scott, 2006
  • I. s. shasta (W. H. Edwards, 1862)

References

  1. [1]
    "Plebejus shasta Standard Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. [2]
    Shasta Blue, Butterflies of Canada
  3. [3]
    Aricia at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
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