Kebnat
INSECTS

Silvery Blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Insects
Native
Silvery Blue, photo 1 of 5
Silvery Blue, Caterpillar
Silvery Blue, Male
18–28 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Lycaenidae with a wingspan of 18–28 mm. Lives in forests and in fields. Feeds on plants.

There are 964 observations of Silvery Blue in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais221
  2. Montérégie125
  3. Nord-du-Québec74
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent73
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine72
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue70
  7. Capitale-Nationale65
  8. Laurentides51
  9. Estrie48
  10. Mauricie39
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean29
  12. Montréal27
  13. Côte-Nord22
  14. Lanaudière20
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches16
  16. Centre-du-Québec7
  17. Laval5

Habitat

ForestCephas
FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

What the caterpillar eats

Field melilotMelilotus officinalis
Beach peaLathyrus japonicus
American vetchVicia americana
Cream peaLathyrus ochroleucus
TOXIC
Utah sweetvetchHedysarum boreale
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
Bird vetchVicia cracca
Garden vetchVicia sativa
Veiny peaLathyrus venosus
Garden lupineLupinus polyphyllus
DEADLY
Winter vetchVicia villosa

Similar species

Greenish BlueIcaricia saepiolus
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Western Tailed-blueEveres amyntula
Northern AzureCelastrina lucia
Eastern Tailed-BlueEveres comyntas
Spring AzureCelastrina ladon
Summer AzureCelastrina neglecta
Northern BluePlebejus idas
Common RingletCoenonympha california