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Greenish Blue - Plebejus saepiolus
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Greenish Blue - Longue Pointe James Bay Qc - 07-JUL-2011
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Status in Nova Scotia
Accidental. One record from Digby, dated June 2, 1908.

Habitat
Open areas where there are clovers, such as moist meadows, bog edges, prairies, and roadsides.

Larval Foodplants
Many species of clover.

Notes
This species breeds in New Brunswick, and the individual found at Digby may have been a wind-blown stray.

Further Reading


Greenish Blue - Abitibi, QC, 21-JUL-2009
Greenish Blue - Female - Abitibi, QC - 21-JUL-2009
21-JUL-2009
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Greenish Blue - Longue Pointe James Bay Qc , 07-JUL-2011
Greenish Blue - Male - Longue Pointe James Bay Qc - 07-JUL-2011
07-JUL-2011
Photo © Maxim Larrivée