Glaucopsyche piasus
Glaucopsyche piasus, the arrowhead blue, is a western North American butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is a locally common butterfly that favors prairie, open woodland, and woodland edges and trails.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Glaucopsyche |
| Subgenus: | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) |
| Species: | G. piasus |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- "Glaucopsyche piasus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
External links
- Arrowhead Blue, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
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