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Silvery Blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Description:

The upperside is a shiny light blue, with a dark grey border around both wings, wider in the female & sometimes suffusing the entire wing surface with grey. The underside is grey, with a single row of round, black, white-rimmed spots on both wings.

Habitat:

High grass & brush roadside.

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2 Comments

patty
patty 10 years ago

Lovely butterfly and picture Greg! =)

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 10 years ago

georgous!

Greg Shchepanek
Spotted by
Greg Shchepanek

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Jun 9, 2013
Submitted on Jun 10, 2013

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