Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1122739

Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Observation date: June 27, 2017
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: A worn individual perched on a common mullen leaf. Submitted mostly to demonstrate the phenology overlap with Hops Azure.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: July 22, 2017
Coordinator notes: Yes, a very worn one. You'll note I changed the species. The group is still in some turmoil but C. ladon is supposedly found only in the NE US, according to Dave Wright and Harry Pavulaan studying these things. Two subspecies in Colorado - on the eastern slope is sidara (which might belong to the species C. echo). West of the CD is ssp. lumarco.
Checklist region(s): Boulder County, United States, Colorado