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Agriades glandon

Common name: Glandon Blue

Feeds on these plants:

Achillea ageratifolia

Achillea ageratum
(sold as Moonshine)

Achillea alpina

Achillea clavennae

Achillea filipendulina

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium ‘Lavender Beauty’

Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’

Achillea millefolium
(sold as Apple Blossom)

Achillea ptarmica

Achillea tomentosa

Achillea x kellereri

Achillea ‘Anblo’
(sold as Anthea)

Erigeron formosissimus

Erigeron glaucus

Erigeron glaucus
(sold as Bountiful)

Erigeron glaucus
(sold as Cape Sebastian)

Erigeron glaucus
(sold as WR)

Erigeron karvinskianum

Erigeron karvinskianus

Erigeron karvinskinanus

Erigeron philadelphicus

Erigeron speciosus

Geranium cinereum

Geranium himalayense

Geranium incanum

Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Ingwerson's Variety’

Geranium maculatum

Geranium maculatum

Geranium maderense

Geranium palustre

Geranium pyrenaicum

Geranium sessiliflorum

Geranium species

Geranium subcaulescens

Geranium sylvaticum ‘Birch Lilac’

Geranium x cantabrigiense

Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’

Geranium ‘Tiny Monster’

Geranium
(sold as Arctic Red)

Geranium
(sold as Attar of Roses)

Geranium
(sold as Bright Lavender)

Geranium
(sold as Bright Lilac Imp)

Geranium
(sold as Chocolate Candy)

Geranium
(sold as Dark Lavender)

Geranium
(sold as Dark Red)

Geranium
(sold as Happy Thoughts)

Geranium
(sold as Hot Coral)

Geranium
(sold as Ivy Burgundy Ice)

Geranium
(sold as Ivy Peppermint)

Geranium
(sold as Ivy Sofie Cascade)

Geranium
(sold as Ivy Tutti Frutti)

Geranium
(sold as Light Pink)

Geranium
(sold as Rose)

Geranium
(sold as Rozanne)

Geranium
(sold as Strawberry Sizzle)

Geranium
(sold as Survivor Neon Violet)

Geranium
(sold as Zonal Patriot Salmon Chic)

Geranium
(sold as Zonal Red)

Geranium
(sold as Zonal variegated)

Geranium
(sold as Zonal white)

Geranium
(sold as white)

Medicago arborea

Medicago lupulina

Medicago sativa

Sambucus nigra ‘Madonna’

Solidago californica

Solidago canadensis

Solidago flexicaulis

Solidago multiradiata

Solidago nultiradiata

Solidago rigida

Solidago rugosa

Solidago spectabilis

Solidago ‘Crown Of Rays’

Symphyotrichum chilense

Symphyotrichum dumosum

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Symphyotrichum henersonii

Symphyotrichum lateriflium

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Symphyotrichum praealtum

Symphyotrichum puniceum

Symphyotrichum spathulatum

Taraxacum officinale

Trifolium repens

Trifolium repens
(sold as Atropurpureum)

Agriades glandon, the Glandon Blue, can be found in AL,WA,ID,WY,CA,AZ,NM,UT,WY,SD, and ND.
Favorite nectar plants: Achillea, Symphyotrichum, and Taraxacum.
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

aka Plebejis glandon

Host plants:
Viola biflora
Viola canina
Viola palustris
Viola reichenbachiana
Primulaceae

CC0 image courtesy of
Alan Schmierer

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