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Spring Azure Complex: Summer Azure  -- Celastrina neglecta

Calvert County
8/10/04
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Notes: The azures are a complex group and the  taxonomy is still being debated. The above individual has been identified as a Summer Azure based on date seen and physical characteristics.
Occurrence: common
Range: entire state
Flight: late May - early October
Larval hostplants: Viburnum, Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)
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