Silvery Blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Silvery Blue) is a species of butterflies in the family gossamer-winged butterflies. They visit flowers of milkmaids, winter vetch, fiddleneck, and Vetches. They are diurnal.

URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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EOL has data for 11 attributes, including:

behavioral circadian rhythm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001502
- Definition: Any measurable or observable behavioral characteristic related to a daily biological activity cycle.
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diurnal
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
- Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus (silky lupine)
elevation
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimElevation
- Definition: The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location.
- Comment: Example: "100-200 m". For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Location
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800 m
geographic distribution
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tundra
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q43262
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have host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Acmispon glaber
visit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002618
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Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. (field locoweed)
visit flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Vicia villosa Roth (winter vetch)
wing morphology
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/WingMorphology
- Definition: Qualities pertaining to the size, shape or structure of the wing.
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has wings
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/hasWings
- Definition: Wings are present.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Silvery Blue. View this species on GBIF

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Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday 1842)

Silvery Blue includes 13 children: