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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) » Summer Azure - Hodges#4363.7 (Celastrina neglecta)
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blue butterfly - Which - Celastrina neglecta
Copyright © 2008 semesterke

blue butterfly - Which - Celastrina neglecta
Manitowoc, Point Beach State Park County, Wisconsin, USA
July 29, 2008
Size: One-half inch
Cannot tell which butterfly this is after looking at several. Got any ideas? Only this picture.
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Contributed by semesterke on 29 July, 2008 - 7:32pm
Last updated 12 August, 2008 - 8:39pm

Moved to guide
Seems a little heavily marked, but by date neglecta would be by far the most likely.
… Jason Forbes, 12 August, 2008 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

Check out the azures
- genus Celastrina. Seems like Summer Azure is the most likely, so late in the year, but I have a hard time with this group.

I'm not confident of this ID, so I'm fully prepared to be corrected : )
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 29 July, 2008 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Hannah you were correct. ID v
Hannah you were correct. ID verified by 2nd source. Thanks.
… semesterke, 30 July, 2008 - 4:58am login or register to post comments

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