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BLUES
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Scientific Name
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Common Name
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Common Name
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Genus species
subspecies
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Canada |
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Brephidium exile |
Western Pygmy-blue |
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Brephidium isophthalma pseudofea |
Florida Pygmy-blue |
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Brephidium isophthalma insularis |
Island Pygmy-blue |
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Leptotes cassius theonus |
West Indian Blue |
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Leptotes cassius striata |
Striated Blue |
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Leptotes marina |
Marine Blue |
Marine Blue |
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Zizula cyna |
Cyna Blue |
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Cyclargus thomasi bethunibakeri |
Miami Blue |
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Cyclargus ammon |
Nickerbean Blue |
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Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus |
Ceraunus Blue |
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Hemiargus ceraunus gyas |
Edward’s Blue |
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Hemiargus ceraunus zachaeina |
Zachaeina Blue |
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Echinargus isola alce |
Reakirt’s Blue |
Reakirt’s Blue |
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Everes comyntas comyntas |
Eastern Tailed Blue |
Eastern Tailed Blue |
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Everes comyntas texana |
Texas Tailed Blue |
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Everes comyntas sissona |
Wright’s Tailed Blue |
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Everes amyntula amyntula |
Western Tailed Blue |
Western Tailed Blue |
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Everes amyntula valeriae |
Valerie’s Tailed Blue |
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Everes amyntula maritima |
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Maritime Tailed Blue |
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Everes amyntula albrighti |
Albright’s Tailed Blue |
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Everes amyntula herri |
Herr’s Tailed Blue |
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Everes amyntula montanorum |
Mountain Tailed Blue |
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Everes amyntula nesiotes |
Nesiotes Tailed Blue |
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Celastrina ladon |
Spring Azure |
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Celastrina lucia |
Lucia Azure |
Lucia Azure |
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Celastrina ? |
Cherry Gall Azure |
Cherry Gall Azure |
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Celastrina idella idella |
Holly Azure |
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Celastrina idella ? |
? |
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Celastrina neglecta neglecta |
Summer Azure |
Summer Azure |
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Celastrina neglecta argentata |
Pale Summer Azure |
Pale Summer Azure |
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Celastrina neglectamajor |
Appalachian Azure |
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Celastrina echo echo |
Echo Azure |
Echo Azure |
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Celastrina echo ? |
? (California) |
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Celastrina nigra |
Dusky Azure |
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Celastrina humulus |
Hops Azure |
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Celastrina ? nigrescens |
Dark Blue Azure |
Dark Blue Azure |
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Celastrina ? cinerea |
Arizona Azure |
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Celastrina ? sidara |
Sidara Azure |
Sidara Azure |
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Philotes sonorensis sonorensis |
Sonora Blue |
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Philotes sonorensis extinctus |
Extinct Sonora Blue |
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Philotes sonorensis
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San Diego ? |
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Philotes
sonorensis ?
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Desert’s Edge Sonora Blue |
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Philotes sonorensis
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Monterey Sonora Blue |
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Philotes sonorensis
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Sierra Nevada Sonora Blue |
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Euphilotes battoides battoides |
Square-spotted Blue |
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Euphilotes battoides allyni |
El Segundo Blue |
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Euphilotes battoides glaucon |
Glaucon Blue |
Glaucon Blue |
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Euphilotes battoides argocyanea |
? |
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Euphilotes battoides fuscimaculata |
? |
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Euphilotes battoides australoglaucon |
Southern Glaucon Blue |
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Euphilotes battoides mazourka |
Mazourka Square-spotted Blue |
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Euphilotes battoides panamintensis |
Panamint Square-spotted Blue |
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Euphilotes battoides ? |
Baking Powder Flat Blue |
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Euphilotes intermedia intermedia |
Intermediate Blue |
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Euphilotes intermedia oregonensis |
Oregon Intermediate Blue |
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Euphilotes intermedia comstocki |
Comstock’s Blue |
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Euphilotes intermedia hadrochilus |
Broad Bordered Blue |
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Euphilotes centralis centralis |
The Central Blue |
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Euphilotes ancilla ancilla |
Ancilla Blue |
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Euphilotes ancilla columbiiae |
Columbian Blue |
Columbian Blue |
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Euphilotes ancilla giulianii |
Death Valley Blue |
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Euphilotes ancilla purpura |
? Ancilla Blue |
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Euphilotes ancilla gilvatunica |
? Ancilla Blue |
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Euphilotes ancilla pseudointermedia |
Sierran Ancilla Blue |
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Euphilotes ancilla shieldsi |
Shield’s Blue |
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Euphilotes baueri baueri |
Bauer’s Blue |
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Euphilotes baueri orientis |
? |
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Euphilotes baueri vernalis |
San Bernardino Mts. Blue |
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Euphilotes bernardino bernardino |
Bernardino Blue |
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Euphilotes bernardino inyomontana |
Desert Mountain Blue |
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Euphilotes bernardino minuta |
? |
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Euphilotes bernardino martini |
Martin’s Blue |
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Euphilotes bernardino
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Santa Monica Mts. Blue |
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Euphilotes bernardino ? |
Point Loma Blue |
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Euphilotes ellisi ellisi |
Ellis’ Desert Blue |
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Euphilotes ellisi anasazi |
Anasazi Desert Blue |
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Euphilotes ellisi basinensis |
Great Basin Blue |
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Euphilotes ellisi euromojavensis |
? |
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Euphilotes ellisi avawartz |
? |
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Euphilotes mojave mojave |
Mojave Blue |
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Euphilotes mojave virginiensis |
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Euphilotes enoptes enoptes |
Dotted Blue |
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Euphilotes enoptes bayensis |
Bay Region Dotted Blue |
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Euphilotes enoptes tildeni |
Tilden’s Dotted Blue |
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Euphilotes enoptes arenacola |
? Dotted Blue |
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Euphilotes enoptes smithi |
Smith’s Dotted Blue |
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Euphilotes enoptes langstoni |
Langston’s Dotted Blue |
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Euphilotes enoptes cryptorufes |
? Dotted Blue |
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Euphilotes enoptes aridorum |
? Dotted Blue |
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Euphilotes enoptes primavera |
? Dotted BLue |
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Euphilotes enoptes dammersi |
Dammer’s Dotted Blue |
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Euphilotes enoptes opacapulla |
? Dotted Blue |
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Euphilotes pallescens pallescens |
Pallid Blue |
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Euphilotes pallescens arenamontana |
? Pallid Blue |
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Euphilotes pallescens elvirae |
Elvira’s Pallid Blue |
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Euphilotes pallescens emmeli |
Emmel’s Pallid Blue |
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Euphilotes pallescens mattonii |
Mattoni’s Pallid Blue |
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Euphilotes pallescens ricei |
? Pallid Blue |
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Euphilotes pallescens confusa |
? Pallid Blue |
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Euphilotes pallescens calneva |
? Pallid Blue |
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Euphilotes spaldingi spaldingi |
Spalding’s Blue |
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Euphilotes spaldingi pinjuna |
Pinjuna Bllue |
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Euphilotes rita rita |
Rita Blue |
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Euphilotes rita coloradensis |
Colorado Blue |
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Philotiella speciosa
speciosa |
Small Blue |
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Philotiella speciosa bohartorum |
Bohart’s Blue |
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Philotiella speciosa septentrionalis |
Northern Small Blue |
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Philotiella speciosa purisima |
? Small Blue |
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Philotiella leona |
Leona’s Little Blue |
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Glaucopsyche piasus
piasus |
Arrowhead Blue |
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Glaucopsyche piasus sagittigera |
Southern Arrowhead Blue |
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Glaucopsyche piasus umbrosa |
Smoky Arrowhead Blue |
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Glaucopsyche piasus nevada |
Nevada Arrowhead Blue |
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Glaucopsyche piasus excubitus |
Guardian Arrowhead Blue |
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Glaucopsyche piasus toxeuma |
Brown’s Arrowhead Blue |
Brown’s Arrowhead Blue |
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Glaucopsyche piasus gabrielinua |
San Gabriel Arrowhead Blue |
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Glaucopsyche piasus daunia |
Daunia Arrowhead Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus lygdamus |
(Georgian) Silvery Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus couperi |
Couper’s Silvery Blue |
Couper’s Silvery Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus nittanyensis |
Appalachian Silvery Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus mildredae |
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Mildred’s Silvery Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus afra |
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Afra (Silvery) Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus jacki |
Jack’s (Silvery) Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro |
Oro (Silvery) Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus arizonensis |
Arizona Silvery Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus australis |
Southern (Silvery) Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus incognita |
Behr’s Silvery Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus paloverdesensis |
Palos Verdes Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus columbia |
The Columbia Blue |
Skinner’s (Silvery) Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus sabulosa |
Sand Dune Silvery Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus pseudoxerces |
False Xerces (Silvery) Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus deserticola |
Mojave Silvery Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus minipunctum |
Mini-spotted Silvery Blue |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus
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Glaucopsyche xerces |
Xerces Blue |
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Vaga blackburni |
Blackburn’s Blue |
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Lycaeides idas empetri |
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Crowberry Blue |
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Lycaeides idas aster |
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Newfoundland Blue |
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Lycaeides idas alaskensis |
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Alaskan Blue |
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Lycaeides idas scudderi |
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Scudder’s Blue |
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Lycaeides idas lotis |
Lotis Blue |
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Lycaeides idas atrapraetextus |
Dark-edged Blue |
Dark-edged Blue |
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Lycaeides idas sublivens |
Dark (Northern) Blue |
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Lycaeides idas longinus |
Longinus Blue |
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Lycaeides idas nobokovi |
Nabokov’s Blue |
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Lycaeides idas azureus |
? Blue |
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Lycaeides anna anna |
Anna Blue |
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Lycaeides anna ricei |
Rice’s Blue |
Rice’s Blue |
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Lycaeides anna vancouverensis |
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? Blue |
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Lycaeides melissa melissa |
Melissa Blue |
Melissa Blue |
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Lycaeides melissa samuelis |
Karner Blue |
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Lycaeides melissa annetta |
Annetta Blue |
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Lycaeides melissa fridayi |
Friday’s (Melissa) Blue |
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Lycaeides melissa paradoxa |
Orange Margined Blue |
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Lycaeides melissa alateres |
Round-wing Melissa Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus saepiolus |
Greenish Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus amica |
Amica Blue |
Amica Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus whitmeri |
Whitmer’s Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus gertschi |
Gertsch’s Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus insulanus |
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Vancouver Island Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus hilda |
Hilda Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus albomontanus |
White Mountains Greenish Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus aureolus |
? Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus littoralis |
? Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus maculosus |
? Blue |
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Plebejus saepiolus rufescens |
Great Basin Greenish Blue |
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Plebejus emigdionis |
San Emigdio Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides icarioides |
Boisduval’s Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides albihalos |
White-spotted Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides argusmontana |
Argus Mountains Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides atascadero |
Atascadero Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides austinorurm |
Austin’s Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides eosierra |
Eastern Sierra Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides inyo |
Inyo Boisduval’s Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides panamintina |
Panamint Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides helios |
Helios Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides santana |
Santa Ana Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides mintha |
Mintha Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides fulla |
Fulla Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides pembina |
Pembina Blue |
Pembina Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides lycea |
Lycea Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides fenderi |
Fender’s Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides ardea |
Ardea Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides buchholzi |
Buchholz’s Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides blackmorei |
Blackmore’s Blue |
Blackmore’s Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides montis |
Montis Blue |
Montis Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides pardalis |
Pardalis Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides parapheres |
? |
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Icaricia icarioides pheres |
Pheres Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides missionensis |
Mission Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides moroensis |
Moro Blue |
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Icaricia icarioides evius |
Evius Blue |
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Icaricia shasta shasta |
Shasta Blue |
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Icaricia shasta calchas |
Calchas Blue |
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Icaricia shasta pitkinensis |
Brown’s Blue |
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Icaricia shasta minnehaha |
Minnehaha Blue |
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Icaricia shasta pallidissima |
Pale Shasta Blue |
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Icaricia shasta charlestonensis |
? |
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Icaricia acmon acmon |
Acmon Blue |
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Icaricia acmon lutzi |
Lutz’s Blue |
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Icaricia acmon dedeckera |
? |
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Icaricia acmon spangelatus |
Spangled Blue |
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Icaricia acmon texana |
Texas Blue |
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Icaricia lupini lupini |
Lupine Blue |
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Icaricia ? lupini monticola |
Clemence’s Blue |
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Icaricia lupini chlorina |
The Green Blue |
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Icaricia lupini goodpasturei |
Goodpasture’s Blue |
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Icaricia lupini argentata |
Silvered Lupine Blue |
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Icaricia lupini alpicola |
Alpine Lupine Blue |
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Icaricia neurona |
Orange-veined Blue |
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Vacciniina optilete optilete |
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Cranberry Blue |
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Vacciniina optilete yukona |
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Yukon Blue |
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Agriades franklinii franklinii |
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(Canadian) Arctic Blue |
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Agriades franklinii
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Ellesmere Arctic Blue |
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Agriades rusticus rusticus |
Rustic Arctic Blue |
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Agriades rusticus punctatus |
Arizona Arctic Blue |
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Agriades podarce podarce |
Sierra Nevada Blue |
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Agriades podarce klamathensis |
Klamath Mountains Blue |
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Agriades podarce cilla |
Cilla Blue |
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Agriades megalo megalo |
Megalo Blue |
Megalo Blue |
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Agriades megalo bryanti |
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Bryant’s Arctic Blue |
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Agriades megalo ? |
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Agriades ? lacustris |
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Lake-side Blue |
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Agriades cassiope cassiope |
Heather Blue |
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Agriades cassiope kelsoni |
Kelson’s Heather Blue |
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