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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Butterflies and Moths
  6. Gossamer-winged Butterflies
  7. Polyommatus
  8. Polyommatus icarus
  9. Common Blue

species 138,817 observations

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

Status
introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

47 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Field Locoweed, Marsh Pea, Leafy Pea, Alpine Milkvetch 5
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Common Yarrow, Canada Goldenrod, Common Selfheal, Herb Robert 42

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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