See text Icaricia icarioides,[1] or Boisduval's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found in North America.

[2] Their range extends throughout the western US and Canada from southern Saskatchewan to British Columbia.

[3] Its habitats include dunes, mountains, meadows, streams, and sage-lands.

[4] Larvae feed on species of lupines (Lupinus).

[3] Adults feed on nectar from flowers of Eriogonum species and other composites.