Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Iryna's Azure
Celastrina iryna Pavulaan, 2025
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification:
Wing Span:
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Itea virginica (Source: Pavulaan, 2025).
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Verified and reported county localities include:Florida: Clay, Gadsden, Liberty, Okaloosa, Wakulla Counties.Georgia: Burke, Fannin, Fulton Counties.Mississippi: Adams County. South Carolina: Aiken, Barnwell, Dorchester, Jasper, Orangeburg Counties. (Source: Pavulaan 2025).
Conservation:
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Taxonomy Notes: Pavulaan, Harry, "A Previously Unrecognized Species of Celastrina from the Southeastern Coastal Plain Region of the United States (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae) Named in Honor of the Memory of Iryna Zarutska" (2025). The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey. 99.
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Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 verified sightings
Observation date: May 03, 2024
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 01, 2026
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Observation date: Apr 17, 2026
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Apr 20, 2026
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