Dusky Azure
Celastrina nigra (Forbes, 1960)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification: Upperside of male gray-black; female dark with areas of gray-blue. Underside of hindwing with prominent black spots in submarginal row.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/4 inches (2.2 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females. Eggs are laid singly under young leaflets of host plant. Caterpillars feed on leaves and chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: One brood from April-May.
Caterpillar Hosts: Goat\'s beard (Aruncus dioicus) in the rose family.
Adult Food: Flower nectar, including wild geranium.
Habitat: Shady and moist deciduous woods.
Range: Southern Appalachians, Ohio River Valley, central Illinois, and northwest Arkansas.
Conservation: Habitats may be threatened by the spread of garlic mustard (Alliaria officinalis) in the mustard family.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Protect habitats from alteration and invasion by exotic plants.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 113 verified sightings
Observation date: May 09, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL, Carter)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pavulaan/Wright)
Region: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 24, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Graham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 01, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (C. Marks)
Region: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 29, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. van Epps)
Region: Graham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (H. Pavulaan)
Region: Swain County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 11, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Carter)
Region: Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 19, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S.Garriock)
Region: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 12, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 09, 1993
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 09, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL,Carter)
Region: Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 20, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S.Garriock)
Region: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mellichamp)
Region: Polk County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
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Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jan 01, 1930
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Remington, C.L.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 01, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pavulaan, Harry)
Region: St. Francois County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Pavulaan, Harry)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: May 03, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rouillard, Marc)
Region: Jefferson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E. 1980)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: May 28, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pavulaan, Harry)
Region: Iron County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Pavulaan, Harry 1988)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 01, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pavulaan, Harry)
Region: Franklin County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: May 11, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2007
Observation date: Mar 25, 1991
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Feb 21, 2007
Observation date: Apr 10, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rita Venable)
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen Stedman)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Bath County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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