Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1402746

Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Observation date: May 24, 2025
Submitted by: John Heneghan
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: August 31, 2025
Coordinator notes: Keweenaw County is a little too far north for these to be C. ladon (Spring Azure), which elsewhere would also have been possible for some of the butterflies in this interesting photo. Best bet is that they're all C. lucia.
Checklist region(s): United States, Michigan, Keweenaw County