Perhaps this quote from the Swiss naturalist Louis Agassiz summarizes the following pages and images best:
"I spent the summer traveling; I got halfway across my back yard."
Friday, June 12, 2009
Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
The larvae of these small butterflies (wingspan about 25 mm) feed on vetches. This is a male, the dorsal side of the wings is a dull grayish blue in the females.