Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1206784

Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Observation date: May 27, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: May 28, 2019
Coordinator notes: At your location, by far the most likely is the Northern Azure. But both it and the Summer Azure have two generations. Please read the following paper on Azures, but remember that all the data used is Canadian. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=7882 Ross Layberry
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Essex County