Attributes of Celastrina ladon
Spring Azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification: Seasonally variable and sexually dimorphic. Upperside of males blue, females with some black at outer edge of forewing. Late spring and summer forms with white above. Underside hindwing gray-white with faded small black dots, darker gray with larger black spots, or with blotches and black margins in the center.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 3/8 inches (2.2 -3.5 cm).
Life History: Males patrol and perch all day but are most active from midafternoon until dusk. Eggs are laid on flower buds. Caterpillars feed on flowers and fruits and are tended by ants. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: Many broods from January-October along the Gulf Coast; progressively shorter flights northward; May-August in Canada.
Caterpillar Hosts: Flowers of a variety of woody shrubs and occasionally herbs including dogwood (Cornus florida), New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americana), meadowsweet (Spiraea salicifolia), and Collinsia.
Adult Food: Flower nectar from dogbane, privet, New Jersey tea, blackberry, common milkweed, and many others.
Habitat: Openings and edges of deciduous woods, old fields, wooded freshwater marshes and swamps.
Range: Alaska and Canada south of the tundra through most of the United States except the Texas coast, southern plains, and peninsular Florida; south in the mountains to Columbia.
Conservation: This species comprises a complex of 4-5 separate species, some of which may be of conservation concern.
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Management Needs: None reported. Note: In addition to the Appalachian Azure, Atlantic Holly Azure, Dusky Azure, and Hops Azure, this "species" is in reality still a complex of additional species whose identity is under current research. At present it is not possible to separate all of the records for these species into individual species maps. We look forward to doing this in the future.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 02, 2013 | Rodney Campbell | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | May 21, 2013 | Details |
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March 17, 2013 | Lois Stacey | Georgia, United States, Wilkes County | May 13, 2013 | Details |
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April 09, 2013 | MarkScottsmltd | Fannin County, Georgia, United States | May 13, 2013 | Details |
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April 06, 2013 | treichard | Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States | May 10, 2013 | Details |
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April 06, 2013 | treichard | Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States | May 10, 2013 | Details |
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April 14, 2013 | Kurt R. Schwarz | Howard County, Maryland, United States | May 10, 2013 | Details |
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April 26, 2013 | Ken Cheeks | Aiken County, South Carolina, United States | May 09, 2013 | Details |
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June 11, 2008 | Ilona L. | Dane County, Wisconsin, United States | April 19, 2013 | Details |
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April 13, 2013 | Brett Budach | Benton County, Missouri, United States | April 15, 2013 | Details |
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April 07, 2013 | bjones7777 | Coffee County, Tennessee, United States | April 08, 2013 | Details |
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May 03, 2011 | rogerdowner (Marvin Smith) | Ashland County, Ohio, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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March 10, 2013 | Ken Cheeks | McCormick County, South Carolina, United States | March 19, 2013 | Details |
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March 17, 2012 | birdlover53 | Calhoun County, Michigan, United States | January 30, 2013 | Details |
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April 25, 2012 | dpgbfly1 | Wright County, Minnesota, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
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April 29, 2012 | dpgbfly1 | Isanti County, Minnesota, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
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June 21, 2009 | dpgbfly1 | Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States | January 06, 2013 | Details |
| February 26, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 06, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 07, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Monroe County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 10, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 17, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 18, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 14, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Sara Bright) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 24, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 25, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 07, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Kazuo Inagaki) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 08, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 12, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Dallas County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 13, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 13, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 14, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 15, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 21, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Calhoun County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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July 20, 2012 | Paul Tavares | Manitoba, Canada | November 20, 2012 | Details |
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October 03, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | October 31, 2012 | Details |
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June 07, 2012 | mathgeek | Jackson County, Illinois, United States | July 09, 2012 | Details |
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June 16, 2012 | Lisa vieth | Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States | July 05, 2012 | Details |
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May 31, 2012 | Naseem Reza | Door County, Wisconsin, United States | June 21, 2012 | Details |
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May 29, 2012 | Naseem Reza | Door County, Wisconsin, United States | June 21, 2012 | Details |
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May 31, 2012 | Naseem Reza | Door County, Wisconsin, United States | June 21, 2012 | Details |
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May 29, 2012 | Naseem Reza | Door County, Wisconsin, United States | June 21, 2012 | Details |
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March 06, 2012 | Lori Owenby | Catawba County, North Carolina, United States | June 16, 2012 | Details |
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June 11, 2012 | G Meyer | Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States | June 12, 2012 | Details |
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June 10, 2012 | Roxylou | Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States | June 10, 2012 | Details |
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May 22, 2012 | Americus Garden Inn | Georgia, Sumter County, United States | June 06, 2012 | Details |
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May 14, 2012 | von40827 | Leslie County, Kentucky, United States | May 26, 2012 | Details |
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May 18, 2012 | roy kidd | Mathews County, Virginia, United States | May 21, 2012 | Details |
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April 17, 2010 | Mo Whalen | Chisago County, Minnesota, United States | May 21, 2012 | Details |
