Holly Azure
Celastrina idella Wright & Pavulaan, 1999
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification: Upperside of male all pale blue, sometimes with white scaling on hindwing. Female blue with small black area on forewing tip. Underside of hindwing pale gray with pale dark gray markings.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inches (3.2 - 3.9 cm).
Life History: Caterpillars eat flowers.
Flight: One flight from late February to early June, early in south of range, later in north. Usually flies after spring flight of Spring Azure.
Caterpillar Hosts: Hollies (Ilex species).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Rich, deciduous woods, especially near streams and acid bogs.
Range: Atlantic coastal plains from central New Jersey south to South Carolina.
Conservation: Not reported.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Survey habitats and protect them from alteration and exotic plants.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Apr 19, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Sampson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Mar 18, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Gates County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 01, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Wayne County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 05, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (B. Sullivan)
Region: Pender County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 08, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Sampson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Mar 11, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Cavanaugh)
Region: Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 13, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 07, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (FKW)
Region: Gates County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 22, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt)
Region: Richmond County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Mar 28, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (H. Pavulaan)
Region: Jones County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Mar 20, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Carla Edwards)
Region: Wayne County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Anderson)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 11, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt)
Region: Scotland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 15, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Matt Cousins)
Region: Wayne County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 16, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL, Carter)
Region: Craven County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Mar 30, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt)
Region: Richmond County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 18, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (B. Sullivan)
Region: Pender County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 24, 1993
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Columbus County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Mar 07, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S. Hartley)
Region: Wayne County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Mar 24, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S. Hartley)
Region: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Mar 14, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (FKW)
Region: Gates County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 04, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt)
Region: Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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Observation date: Apr 17, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Cavanaugh)
Region: Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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