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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Blues (Polyommatinae) » Azures (Celastrina) » Lucia Azure - Hodges#4363.1 (Celastrina lucia)
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Blueberry Azure - form marginata - Celastrina lucia
Copyright © 2014 John R. Maxwell

Blueberry Azure - form marginata - Celastrina lucia
Black Run Preserve, Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
April 14, 2014
I can't tell these apart, but I think an azure. It was puddling on a muddy trail in the afternoon.
Male?
About 10mm body length, 15mm wing length.

These all seem similar?

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Blueberry Azure - form marginata - Celastrina lucia Blueberry Azure - form marginata - Celastrina lucia
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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 19 April, 2014 - 6:52pm
Last updated 11 May, 2020 - 2:20pm

Moved
Moved from Azures. Stephen Mason (The Academy of Natural Sciences) says that this "is 100% a blueberry azure (Celastrina lucia) form marginata" and that "Any Celastrina in March and April IN THE PINES will be C. lucia."
https://www.facebook.com/groups/18292167837/10158292616257838/?comment_id=10158292721422838&reply_comment_id=10158292742222838¬if_id=1588732704777724¬if_t=group_comment_mention&ref=notif
… John R. Maxwell, 11 May, 2020 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lucia Azure.
… John S. Ascher, 8 May, 2016 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 20 April, 2014 - 12:49am login or register to post comments

Lucia
I believe this is a Lucia Azure (Celastrina lucia), used to be a ssp. of Spring Azure.
I would guess this from how early in the season and the brown margin on underside of wings.
It seems to match the first image you linked.
… Jeff Brown, 19 April, 2014 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
!
… John R. Maxwell, 20 April, 2014 - 12:50am login or register to post comments

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