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Notes [Spring: Several sibling species are possibly (likely?) involved in an azure complex] [ Summer: Considered a species (by some) or a summer form of Spring Azure]
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www.naba.org/chapters/nabambc/construct-species-page.as...
www.naba.org/chapters/nabambc/construct-species-page.asp?sp=Celastrina-ladon
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Spring Azure; Celastrina ladon ... These small butterflies (about 1 inch or a bit less) overwinter in the pupal form, and are often among the earliest to emerge from the chrysalis in the spring. ... Click here to see a more recent photo (taken with a better camera) showing a Spring Azure nectaring on forget-me-nots...
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www.turtlepuddle.org/alaskan/butterfly8.html
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The Spring Azure is one of the first butterflies to appear in the spring. ... The Spring Azure butterfly provides another good example of the difficulties associated with identifying blue butterflies.
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greennature.com/gallery/butterfly-pictures/spring-azure...
greennature.com/gallery/butterfly-pictures/spring-azure.html
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Genetic and biological evidence suggests several distinct butterflies still remain within the broad definition of the Spring Azure. A darker, bluer, highly polymorphic first brood produces chrysalises which may overwinter or emerge the same year.
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www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNum...
www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=BU0064
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Spring Azure / Summer Azure Butterfly - Celastrina ladon; Aka Summer Azure, Holly Azure / Family: Lycaenidae (Harvesters, coppers, hairstreaks, and blues) / Subfamily Polyommatinae / Species: Celastrina ladon; Live adult butterflies photographed in the wild at Winfield, Illinois, USA.
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www.cirrusimage.com/butterfly_sazure.htm
www.cirrusimage.com/butterfly_sazure.htm
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Celastrina ladon ; Spring Azure ... Spring: Typically in spring, the upperside is a silvery violet blue, with black shading on the outer edge of the forewings of females. Underneath is grayish, with a black-and-white checkerboard border and possibly with black spots.
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imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/insects/butrfly/famlyc/ce...
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/insects/butrfly/famlyc/celaf.htm
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Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) butterflies are fairly common here in Tucson, Arizona, and they seem to be especially fond of ... ... Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) butterflies are fairly common here in Tucson, Arizona, and they seem to be especially fond of these Eastern Mojave buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) flowers.
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fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/03/24/spring-azure-butte...
fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/03/24/spring-azure-butterflies/
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Nearly identical to the Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), which was formerly lumped with them, these common butterflies don't fly during the summer. However, a small number of Summer Azures do fly during the spring, so you can't assume any spring azure is a Spring Azure.
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www.carolinanature.com/butterflies/springazure.html
www.carolinanature.com/butterflies/springazure.html
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The spring azure butterfly has blue wings. It is very pretty and blue. It has a wingspan of 3/4" to 1 1/4". It lives in openings and edges of forest, fields, and wooded marshes and swamps. It eats flower nectar from plants like the blackberry and milkweed plant.
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www.orange.k12.oh.us/teachers/mhs/bsosic/arthropod%20we...
www.orange.k12.oh.us/teachers/mhs/bsosic/arthropod%20web%20page/pages/springazurebutterfly.html
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