Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 984092

Observation date: June 29, 2014
Submitted by: a-o
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: July 02, 2014
Coordinator notes: It is much too worn to be a freshly-emerged Summer Azure, So it must be a Cherry Gall. Ross Layberry. Things have changed since I wrote that, and I no longer believe in the existence of the Cherry Gall Azure (and this is after rearing many specimens on galls). It is a poor photo, lacking sharp focus, but I have to agree that it is most likely a worn first-generation specimen of C. neglecta. Ross Layberry
Checklist region(s): Tompkins County, United States, New York