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spring azure

Celastrina ladon

Identification: 
Wingspan 7/8 - 1 3/8 inches.  Males are more violet-blue on top of wings; females may have black at outer edge of forewing. One should examine top surface for positive ID. Wing bottoms are white with gray spots.

Habitat:  Openings and wood edges, old fields, freshwater swamps and marshes.

Garden Habit: 
Males patrol and perch all day but are most active midafternoon to evening.  Females lay eggs on flower buds.  Catepillars are tended by ants.

Host Plants:  Variety of woody shrubs and occasionally herbs.  Dogwood, New Jersey tea, meadowsweet, viburnums
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