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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) » Echo Azure - Hodges#4363.2 (Celastrina echo) » Pacific Azure (Celastrina echo echo)
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Blue Butterfly - Celastrina echo
Copyright © 2011 Timothy Boomer

Blue Butterfly - Celastrina echo
Stebbins Cold Canyon, Solano County, California, USA
February 21, 2011

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Contributed by Timothy Boomer on 11 May, 2011 - 4:46pm
Last updated 21 January, 2012 - 10:18am

Moved
Moved from Echo Azure.
… David J. Ferguson, 21 January, 2012 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Timothy Boomer, 11 May, 2011 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

I think the identification is correct
The spot looks like a deformity. Such things aren't rare, but they aren't normal either. It could have been damaged there while still a pupa, or any number of other things might have happened.
… David J. Ferguson, 11 May, 2011 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

Hey, Tim!
Hope all is well. This looks like one of the Blue butterflies in the Lycaenidae.
… john and jane balaban, 11 May, 2011 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Hello!
I'm doing fine and hope that all is well with you also. I finally found some time to do some photo editing so please excuse the bombardment of ID requests. =)
… Timothy Boomer, 11 May, 2011 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm going with Celastrina ech
I'm going with Celastrina echo but that prominent sub-marginal spot on the hind wing is puzzling. Then again, like I said earlier, I'm in Florida. What do I know about azures?
… Jason Bullman, 11 May, 2011 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks like a fine candidate.
Looks like a fine candidate. Hopefully someone else will chime in with a confirmation or explanation of that puzzling spot. Thanks for your help!
… Timothy Boomer, 11 May, 2011 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

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