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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Icaricia |
| Species: | I. shasta |
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| Icaricia shasta (W.H. Edwards, 1862) | |
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Icaricia shasta, the Shasta blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Lupinus lyalli, Astragalus spatulatus, Astragalus calycosus, and Trifolium dasphyllum.
Subspecies
There are seven subspecies of Icaricia shasta.
- I. s. charlestonensis Austin, 1980
- I. s. calchas (Behr, 1867)
- I. s. minnehaha (Scudder, 1874)
- I. s. pallidissima (Austin in T. Emmel, 1998)
- I. s. pitkinensis Ferris, 1976
- I. s. platazul Scott, 2006
- I. s. shasta (W. H. Edwards, 1862)
References
- ^ "Plebejus shasta Standard Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ Shasta Blue, Butterflies of Canada
- Aricia at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Icaricia shasta | |
| Plebejus shasta | |
| Aricia shasta | |