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Scientific classification
Synonyms
Lycaena shasta Edwards, 1862 Lycaena zelmira C. & R. Felder, [1865] Lycaena calchas Behr, 1867 Rusticus shasta (Edwards, 1862) Aricia shasta (Edwards, 1862) Lycaeides shasta (Edwards, 1862) Plebejus shasta (Edwards, 1862)

Icaricia shasta, the Shasta blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Lupinus lyalli, Astragalus spatulatus, Astragalus calycosus, and Trifolium dasphyllum.

Subspecies

There are seven subspecies of Icaricia shasta.

I. s. charlestonensis Austin, 1980
I. s. calchas (Behr, 1867)
I. s. minnehaha (Scudder, 1874)
I. s. pallidissima (Austin in T. Emmel, 1998)
I. s. pitkinensis Ferris, 1976
I. s. platazul Scott, 2006
I. s. shasta (W. H. Edwards, 1862)

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