Mission Blue Butterfly - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

Its trinomial name is Aricia icarioides missionensis, however, the species used to be classified as a subspecies in the genus Plebejus (also Pelbius). The Mission Blue is classified as a subspecies of Boisduval's Blue (formerly Plebejus (Plebius) icarioides, now Aricia icarioides), the nomenclature for the Mission Blue as late as 2000 was Plebejus icarioides missionensis. It is still a subspecies of Boisduval's Blue.