Silvery Blue

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Occurrence	"Most of MA, though absent from s.e. mainland and Islands - resident"
Abundance	Scarce to locally common; maximum 118
Flight Period	May 4 - July 9 (mainly mid-May to mid-June)
Notes	A recent colonizer of MA from the north; spreading southward
Overwintering	Pupa
More info	Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website
More info	Butterflies of Massachusetts Website

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 6/1/2002
Stow

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 6/1/2002
Stow

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Erik Nielsen - 6/1/2002
Stow

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Tom Murray - 5/23/2004
Delaney WMA, Stow

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Tom Murray - 5/17/2004
Delaney WMA, Stow

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Tom Murray - 5/17/2004
Delaney WMA, Stow

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Frank Model - 6/18/2007
Whitefield, NH
Female

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Frank Model - 6/18/2007
Pontook Dam, Dummer, NH
Ovipositing Female

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Frank Model - 6/4/2006
Saratoga, NY
Female

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Frank Model - 6/7/2007
Moran Wildlife Management Area, Windsor
Male

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Frank Model - 5/28/2006
Delaney WMA, Stow
Male

Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Silvery Blue

Photo by Barbara Spencer - 6/16/2006
Moran Wildlife Management Area, Windsor