Moved from Echo Azure.

Moved from ID Request.

There are several described, very closely related, species in this Genus and they can be difficult to differentiate. Often times date and locality are diagnostic, however, there can be overlap in both time and place for several of these.

I'm gonna guess Echo azure (??)


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additional species

1) Spring azure, "Celastrina ladon"
Most of the continental US (?)
This species still seems to have the widest distribution.

2) Northern azure, "C. lucia"
Northern rockies & Pacific nw.

3) Summer azure, "C. neglecta"
eastern half of the US (most abundant in the mid-Atlantic thru Southeast)

4) Echo azure, "C. echo"
N. Rockies & Pacific/west coast

5) Mexican azure, "C. gozora"
s. Texas & ne Mex.

6) Dusky azure, "C. nigra"
Appalachia & scattered across the mid-Miss. River basin

7) Appalachian azure, "C. neglecta-major"
Appalachia west to Miss. R. basin

8) Hops azure, "C. humulus"
Rockies

9) American Holly azure, "C. idella"
Atlantic coast (NE - south thru coastal Georgia)

10) Cherry Gall azure, "C. serotina"
uplands of Penn. across the southern banks of the Great Lakes to Michigan

Hope that helps.