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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Observation date: Jun 16, 2025
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2024
Submitted by: Nilesh Shah
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
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Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Sep 28, 2025
Observation date: Jul 17, 2024
Submitted by: HansPG
Region: Illinois, United States
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Observation date: Sep 03, 2025
Submitted by: LittleWoodSatyr
Region: Defiance County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Sep 12, 2025
Observation date: Sep 07, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Sep 08, 2025
Observation date: Jun 02, 2025
Submitted by: actuallyamagpie
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 24, 2025
Observation date: May 31, 2025
Submitted by: actuallyamagpie
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2025
Submitted by: actuallyamagpie
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 21, 2025
Observation date: Jul 08, 2025
Submitted by: actuallyamagpie
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 21, 2025
Observation date: Jun 06, 2025
Submitted by: actuallyamagpie
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Aug 21, 2025
Observation date: Jul 13, 2025
Submitted by: mikeminium
Region: Darke County, Ohio, United States
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2025
Submitted by: Canonical
Region: Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2025
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2025
Submitted by: Ennis_delmar
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2025
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2025
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 03, 2025
Observation date: Jul 17, 2025
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 03, 2025
Observation date: Jul 29, 2025
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Jul 31, 2025
Observation date: Jul 28, 2025
Submitted by: stkeating
Region: Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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Verified date: Jul 29, 2025
Observation date: Jul 04, 2025
Submitted by: Doug DeNeve
Region: Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jul 28, 2025
Observation date: Jul 09, 2025
Submitted by: chirpus
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 26, 2025
Observation date: Jul 14, 2025
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 20, 2025
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