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 10, 2012 | cobal2913 | Franklin County, Ohio, United States | May 10, 2012 | Details |
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April 15, 2012 | HHowell | Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States | May 07, 2012 | Details |
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March 17, 2012 | lindawillhide | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States | April 28, 2012 | Details |
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April 22, 2012 | aarongunnar | Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States | April 26, 2012 | Details |
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March 27, 2012 | HHowell | Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States | April 12, 2012 | Details |
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April 01, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States | April 11, 2012 | Details |
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April 07, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States | April 11, 2012 | Details |
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April 01, 2012 | Melinda Fawver | Fentress County, Tennessee, United States | April 10, 2012 | Details |
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April 08, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States | April 10, 2012 | Details |
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March 26, 2012 | Naseem Reza | Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States | March 31, 2012 | Details |
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March 22, 2012 | Chip Krilowicz | Camden County, New Jersey, United States | March 25, 2012 | Details |
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March 18, 2012 | mdolomieu1 | Webster County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2012 | Details |
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March 18, 2012 | RHeaton | Madison County, Missouri, United States | March 20, 2012 | Details |
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February 26, 2012 | Steve Craig | Stone County, Missouri, United States | March 17, 2012 | Details |
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March 14, 2012 | KarenL | Lewis County, Tennessee, United States | March 16, 2012 | Details |
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February 28, 2012 | rconnorsphoto | Dickson County, Tennessee, United States | March 03, 2012 | Details |
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June 20, 2011 | Randy L Anderson | Henderson County, Illinois, United States | February 29, 2012 | Details |
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July 21, 2011 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | February 20, 2012 | Details |
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April 10, 2011 | tjrickert | Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States | January 14, 2012 | Details |
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May 27, 2011 | J_Martineau | Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States | November 28, 2011 | Details |
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April 12, 2009 | Howell Curtis | Harrison County, Indiana, United States | September 21, 2011 | Details |
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June 13, 2011 | Kari | Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States | September 21, 2011 | Details |
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April 22, 2011 | Matt ODonnell | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | August 08, 2011 | Details |
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May 13, 2011 | Matt ODonnell | Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States | August 08, 2011 | Details |
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April 16, 2011 | Matt ODonnell | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | August 07, 2011 | Details |
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April 10, 2011 | Tom Lotshaw | Monroe County, Indiana, United States | August 03, 2011 | Details |
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April 20, 2011 | menasian | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States | June 23, 2011 | Details |
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June 15, 2011 | Amanda Fulton | Medina County, Ohio, United States | June 15, 2011 | Details |
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April 02, 2011 | Andy Eller | Marshall County, Kentucky, United States | June 15, 2011 | Details |
| March 12, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| March 13, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| March 20, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| April 07, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| April 09, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| April 17, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| April 23, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
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July 16, 2010 | Dave Kinney | Wexford County, Michigan, United States | May 09, 2011 | Details |
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May 16, 2010 | Vixen Rivera | Blaine County, Idaho, United States | May 03, 2011 | Details |
| June 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 02, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Alger County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 03, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Mackinac County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 04, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Mackinac County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 05, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Luce County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 06, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 07, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 08, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 16, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with Martin Bialecki, Mike and Susan Kielb ) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
