Celastrina lucia
| Celastrina lucia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Celastrina |
| Species: | C. lucia |
| Binomial name | |
| Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837)[1] | |
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Celastrina lucia (lucia azure, northern azure, eastern spring azure or northern spring azure) is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found eastern North America, ranging from the Maritimes south through the Appalachian Mountains to West Virginia.[2]
The wingspan is between 22–35 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The dorsal wing surface of males is blue, while females have a broad, dark brown outer forewing margin. They are on wing from April to July.[3]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium species, including Vaccinium pallidum. The larvae may be green, yellow, pink or brown, depending on their food source.
Taxonomy
Until the early 1990s, most North American azures were thought to be a single species, Celastrina ladon. More recently, research has revealed that there are many different species of azures, including Celastrina lucia,[4] which has been treated as a subspecies of Celastrina ladon.
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