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Species Celastrina neglecta - Summer Azure - Hodges#4363.7

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Summer Azure - Celastrina neglecta Summer Azure - Hodges#4363.7 - Celastrina neglecta Spring Azure - Celastrina neglecta Spring Azure - Celastrina neglecta Summer Azure - Celastrina neglecta - male Blues? - Celastrina neglecta Lycaenidae, Summer Azure - Celastrina neglecta Celastrina neglecta
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)
Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)
Genus Celastrina (Azures)
Species neglecta (Summer Azure - Hodges#4363.7)

Hodges Number

4363.7

Season

The latest Celastrina. In the mid-Atlantic region, any azure flying after July 1 is very likely this species.

Food

Many trees and shrubs (mainly Rosaceae), especially Meadowsweet (Spiraea), Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa), and New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus).

Remarks

See updates by Schmidt & Layberry 2016 (1) and Pavulaan 2014 (2).

Internet References

Butterflies and Moths of North America species account and confirmed county record map.

Works Cited

1.What Azure blues occur in Canada? A re-assessment of Celastrina Tutt species (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Schmidt, B. Christian & Ross A. Layberry. 2016. ZooKeys 584: 135–164.
2.A case of sympatric Celastrina ladon (Cramer), Celastrina lucia (W. Kirby) and Celastrina neglecta (Edwards) (Lycaenidae: Polyom
Pavulaan, Harry. 2014. The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey. 7(7): 1–10.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 6 September, 2004 - 10:10pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Steve Nanz, Corey Husic, KenW
Last updated 2 July, 2017 - 7:12am

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