Species: Plebejus icarioides blackmorei
Blackmore's Blue
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Plebejus
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae - Plebejus
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A small (3 cm wingspan) blue and gray butterfly.
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2006-06-29
Global Status Last Changed
2001-12-17
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Known from the east coast of Vancouver Island, in subalpine and alpine habitat, south into the Olympic Mountains, and on low elevation grasslands around southern Puget Sound.