[ B l u e s ] subfamily _ Polyommatɪnae. tribe _ Polyommatɪnɪ

FAMILY L y c a e n i d æ (Gossamer-winged Butterfly)

P l e b e j u s means plebeian /plɪˈbi ən/, common, vulgar /ˈvʌl gər/, belonging or pertaining to the common people.

Glaucopsyche xerces, Xerces Blue, extinct. (1941) A Los Angeles cousin of the Xerces, Palos Verdes Blue (G. lygdamus palosverdesensis, threatened) and the Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus, lc).



Polyommatus bellargus: Adonis blue