Summer Azure
Celastrina neglecta (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Identification: Upperside of male powdery blue often with ill-defined white patch on hindwing. Female with much white scaling on both forewings and hindwings. Underside of hindwing pale gray or white with small black dots and submarginal dark zigzag line.
Wing Span: 15/16 - 1 1/8 inches (2.4 - 2.9 cm).
Life History: Caterpillars eat flowers. Chrysalids overwinter until flower late spring or summer.
Flight: One flight from June to October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Racemose dogwood, New Jersey Tea, and other plants.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Various habitats including stream valleys, powerline right-of-ways, gardens.
Range: Most of eastern and central United States as well as southern Canada.
Conservation: Not necessary.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2026
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Racine County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 25, 2026
Observation date: Jun 07, 2026
Submitted by: Graycatbird88
Region: Rockland County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jun 24, 2026
Observation date: Apr 24, 2025
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 24, 2026
Observation date: Jun 18, 2026
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 23, 2026
Observation date: Jun 19, 2026
Submitted by: tiki33wv
Region: Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 23, 2026
Observation date: Jun 19, 2026
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 19, 2026
Observation date: Jun 18, 2026
Submitted by: LittleWoodSatyr
Region: Defiance County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 19, 2026
Observation date: Jun 12, 2026
Submitted by: Arabella S Dane
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 15, 2026
Observation date: Jun 06, 2026
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 08, 2026
Observation date: Jun 06, 2026
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 07, 2026
Observation date: Jun 06, 2026
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 06, 2026
Observation date: May 19, 2026
Submitted by: tiki33wv
Region: Wood County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Observation date: May 30, 2026
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Braxton County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Observation date: May 29, 2026
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 29, 2026
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: PlantBoy
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 28, 2026
Observation date: May 25, 2026
Submitted by: cfield
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 26, 2026
Observation date: Apr 14, 2026
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 16, 2026
Observation date: Apr 16, 2026
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 16, 2026
Observation date: Feb 16, 2019
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Burke County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Alex Stach
Verified date: Apr 10, 2026
Observation date: Apr 01, 2026
Submitted by: debborahm12
Region: Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
Verified by: talusrutgers
Verified date: Apr 07, 2026
Observation date: May 03, 2022
Submitted by: Philip Meade
Region: St. Clair County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: Alex Stach
Verified date: Apr 01, 2026
Observation date: May 07, 2024
Submitted by: DVL
Region: Halifax County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: talusrutgers
Verified date: Mar 23, 2026
Observation date: Jul 15, 2024
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
Verified by: talusrutgers
Verified date: Mar 23, 2026
Observation date: Jun 02, 2024
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Gratiot County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: talusrutgers
Verified date: Mar 16, 2026
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