Summer Azure
Celastrina neglecta (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification: Upperside of male powdery blue often with ill-defined white patch on hindwing. Female with much white scaling on both forewings and hindwings. Underside of hindwing pale gray or white with small black dots and submarginal dark zigzag line.
Wing Span: 15/16 - 1 1/8 inches (2.4 - 2.9 cm).
Life History: Caterpillars eat flowers. Chrysalids overwinter until flower late spring or summer.
Flight: One flight from June to October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Racemose dogwood, New Jersey Tea, and other plants.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Various habitats including stream valleys, powerline right-of-ways, gardens.
Range: Most of eastern and central United States as well as southern Canada.
Conservation: Not necessary.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2023
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: James City County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Virginia, York County, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Posey County, Indiana, United States
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Submitted by: Sherry in Kansas
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
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Submitted by: Chip Gilbert
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: May 28, 2022
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Mar 26, 2024
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Oct 01, 2023
Submitted by: Rick Sinnott
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Sep 20, 2023
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Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 11, 2023
Observation date: Aug 11, 2023
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Sep 11, 2023
Observation date: Aug 29, 2023
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 31, 2023
Observation date: Aug 03, 2023
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Madison County, Ohio, United States
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Submitted by: kye
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 25, 2023
Observation date: Aug 21, 2023
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 22, 2023
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Region: Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Aug 21, 2023
Observation date: Aug 17, 2023
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 20, 2023
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Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Aug 12, 2023
Submitted by: heather-russell
Region: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Aug 05, 2023
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Region: Webster County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2023
Observation date: Aug 09, 2023
Submitted by: tedzimmerman
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Aug 09, 2023
Observation date: Aug 07, 2023
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 09, 2023
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