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Azure Butterfly

Celestrina spp.

Photo by tomk3886
Published on Project Noah
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39.9232, -106.14

Field Notes

Description:

Underside of wings brown and grey with some spots. Antennae Black and white stripped. Wings very ragged.

Habitat:

Found on an unknown flower in an open conifer forest.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

Thank you Livan and Vo Anh Tuan for your suggestions. With only one photo and the difficulty distinguishing the species in this genus I'm just calling it a Celestrina
I suspect the Echo Azure as well: https://bugguide.net/node/view/41480 perhaps the Southwest Azure???

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