but an extremely dark individual. The markings are unusual enough to call it an aberrant. It is perhaps the result of conditions that occurred before it matured, such as perhaps exposure to extreme conditions during the pupal stage.

It does resemble the Nothern Azure - Celastrina lucia, but all [i]Celastrina/i] species are highly varied in appearance, particularly those that occur where winters are cold. I'm suspect that the final word is not in on what Azurea are where.