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Shasta blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Aricia
Species:
A. shasta
Binomial name
Aricia shasta
(W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Plebejus shasta
  • Lycaena zelmira C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Icaricia calcas McDunnough, 1938
  • Rusticus shasta Dyar, 1903
  • Icaricia shasta
  • Lycaeides shasta

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

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 Plebejus shasta.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Plebejus shasta Standard Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b Shasta Blue, Butterflies of Canada
  3. ^ Aricia, funet,fi
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