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Spring Azure

Celastrina ladon

Photo by Mandy Hollman
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Field Notes

Description:

Small butterfly with lavender wings. Whenever it landed, it folded its wings up (as pictured). Flying low, in a quick, erratic way, landing on grass or leaves occasionally. Common kind of butterfly around here.
This one is probably a male. (no black markings on top of wings, fluttering around in late afternoon)

Habitat:

Suburban yard in north GA

Species ID Suggestions

Azur

Celastrina sp.

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Comments (2)
bayucca
My Spring Azur was some kind of a joke or is it really the ID?
bayucca
I am not 100% sure about the genus, but quite confident with Celastrina. Unfortunately I have not the time to look the whole bulk of Celastrina sp. In Georgia common are Celastrina neglegta and Celastrina ladon: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Celastrina+neglecta&guide=1 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Celastrina+ladon&guide=1 Why not Spring Azur as a spring ambassador ;-)?...

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