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Common Name: |
Silvery Blue
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| Scientific Name: | Glaucopsyche lygdamus
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| Habitat & Flight Period: | Open Woodlands / Mid April - May
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| Comment: | Rare. Ants tend the larvae and are rewarded for their services with a tasty liquid secreted from glands on the abdomen of the caterpillar. Larval host plants include vetches, sweet clover and alfalfa.
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