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: Jul 06, 2023
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Cass County, Nebraska, United States
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Region: Redwood County, Minnesota, United States
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Region: Renville County, Minnesota, United States
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Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
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Region: Hughes County, South Dakota, United States
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Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Submitted by: Sue Bocchicchio
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2023
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: May 08, 2023
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Region: Menifee County, Kentucky, United States
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Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 09, 2023
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