The Butterflies of Nova Scotia

Acknowledgements

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Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

[Silvery Blue image]

Silvery Blue - Roaches Pond Park, NS - 2011-06-10

Photo © Phil Schappert

NOTE: The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports. Dates for egg, larva and pupa are mostly conjectural and are extrapolated from the adult dates.

Status in Nova Scotia
Common.

Flight Period
Late May to mid-July.

Habitat
Meadows, roadsides.

Larval Foodplants
Vetches (Viccia sp.), Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonica), White Sweet Clover (Melilotus alba ) and Alfalfa (Medicago sativa).

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.

Notes
Eggs are laid on flower buds, and the colour of the larvae depends on the colour of the flowers that they feed on.

Further Reading

eButterfly site
Butterflies of Canada site (n.b. As of May 2021, many portions of this site not working properly.)

Silvery Blue - Spryfield, NS, 2011-06-23

Silvery Blue - Female - Spryfield, NS - 2011-06-23

2011-06-23
Photo © Phil Schappert

Silvery Blue - Dollar Lake PP, NS, 2011-06-20

Silvery Blue - Male - Dollar Lake PP, NS - 2011-06-20

2011-06-20
Photo © Phil Schappert

Silvery Blue - Roaches Pond, Spryfield, 2015-07-21

Silvery Blue - Larva on Purple Vetch - Roaches Pond, Spryfield - 2015-07-21

2015-07-21
Photo © Phil Schappert

Silvery Blue - Roaches Pond, Spryfield, 2015-07-21

Silvery Blue - Larva on Purple Vetch - Roaches Pond, Spryfield - 2015-07-21

2015-07-21
Photo © Phil Schappert

Silvery Blue - New Minas, NS, 2018-06-10

Silvery Blue - Male. - New Minas, NS - 2018-06-10

2018-06-10
Photo © Gerald MacKenzie

Silvery Blue - New Minas, NS, 2018-06-10

Silvery Blue - New Minas, NS - 2018-06-10

2018-06-10
Photo © Gerald MacKenzie

Silvery Blue - Victoria Park, Truro, 2020-07-02

Silvery Blue - Victoria Park, Truro - 2020-07-02

2020-07-02
Photo © William Crawford