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Life Stages Diagram
The bars in this diagram show approximate times of the year when the butterfly will be present, in Nova Scotia, in its various life stages.

The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports for Nova Scotia. The majority of reports will be within the period shown, but small numbers of adults will be earlier or later.

Dates for egg, larva and pupa are based on what information was available regarding time periods for eggs to develop, and typical time required for pupation. Like the adults, some records can be expected outside the date ranges we have shown. We caution that dates for these immature stages are mostly conjectural.

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European Common Blue 
Greenish Blue - Icaricia saepiolus
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Greenish Blue - Longue Pointe James Bay Qc - 07-JUL-2011
Photo © Maxim Larrivée
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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
Until recently, this species was known as Plebejus saepiolus.

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

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Greenish Blue - Abitibi, QC, 21-JUL-2009
Greenish Blue - Female - Abitibi, QC - 21-JUL-2009
21-JUL-2009
Photo © Maxim Larrivée
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