Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)

High elevation species of western North America. Some subspecies (e.g. cassiope, see below) have been treated as separate species.

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus)
Cottonwood Pass, Chaffee Co., CO
13 July 2016

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus)
Cottonwood Pass, Gunnison Co., CO
12 July 2016

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus)
Four Mile Creek, Teller Co., CO
11 July 2016


Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus) Cottonwood Pass, Gunnison Co., CO 12 July 2016	Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus) Cottonwood Pass, Gunnison Co., CO 12 July 2016


Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus) Cottonwood Pass, Gunnison Co., CO 12 July 2016	Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus) Horseshoe Mt., Park Co., CO 11 July 2016

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus)
Florissant, Teller Co., CO
6 July 2016


Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus) Florissant, Teller Co., CO 6 July 2016	Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus) Florissant, Teller Co., CO 7 July 2016

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus)
Florissant, Teller Co., CO
6 July 2016

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus)
Florissant, Teller Co., CO
6 July 2016

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus)
Florissant, Teller Co., CO
6 July 2016

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rusticus)
Florissant, Teller Co., CO
7 July 2016

Utah Arctic Blues

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)
Wasatch Mountain State Park, Wasatch Co., UT
14 July 2014

Montana Arctic Blues; Note the color balance was off on my camera during the July 2015 photo series.

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon megalo)
Red Mountain, Lewis & Clark Co., MT
15 July 2015

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon cassiope)
Goat Flat, Granite Co., MT
17 July 2015


Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon cassiope) Goat Flat, Granite Co., MT 17 July 2015

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rustica)
Rock Creek, Park Co., WY/Carbon Co., MT border
23 July 2023

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rustica)
Beartooth Plateau, Park Co., WY
22 July 2023


Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rustica) Beartooth Plateau, Park Co., WY 22 July 2023	Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rustica) Beartooth Plateau, Park Co., WY 22 July 2023

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rustica)
Clay Butte, Park Co., WY
22 July 2023


Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rustica) Beartooth Hwy, Park Co., WY 22 July 2023

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rustica)
Bighorn Range, Washakie Co., WY
5 July 2024

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rustica)
Powder River Pass area, Bighorn Range, Johnson Co., WY
5 July 2024

California Arctic Blues


Heather Blue (Agriades glandon cassiope) Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA 17 July 2007	Heather Blue (Agriades glandon cassiope) Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA 17 July 2007


Heather Blue (Agriades glandon cassiope) Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA 17 July 2007	Heather Blue (Agriades glandon cassiope) Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA 17 July 2007

Heather Blue (Agriades glandon cassiope)
Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007

Western Moss Heather, White Mountain Heather (Cassiope mertensiana)
Saddlebag Lake in Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007

This is reported to be the caterpillar host plant for Heather Blues.

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