Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 927850

Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas

Observation date: September 04, 2013
Submitted by: marquy
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Butterfly was feeding on wild asters. Wings badly damaged from old age. Temperature was around 80 with gusty winds and mostly sunny skies.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: March 25, 2022
Coordinator notes: Very worn and tattered individual, therefor not completely confident in the ID. However, if you look very closely on the ventral hindwing, you can see hints of orange. This would confirm the ID of Cupido comyntas over Celastrina neglecta.
Checklist region(s): United States, Michigan, Wayne County