Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus nittanyensis)

Single brooded (flying in April/May) , this species is rare to uncommon and found only in the sw mountains in NC (although it's widespread in the US).


Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005	Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005


Clay Co., NC 21 May 2005	Here's a Silvery Blue from Mt. Rainier, WA (Glaucopsyche lygdamus columbia) 9 Aug 2004

	Wood Vetch (Vicia caroliniana) is the main host plant for Silvery Blues in NC.

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Created on ... May 17, 2005 | Updated on ... May 30, 2005 | jspippen@duke.edu