Eastern-tailed Blue Everes comyntas
Photo credit: (left) David Haskell; (right) seedmoney1
Caterpillar host plant: White sweet clover (Melilotus alba), Yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) Adult nectar plants: A wide variety, such as Yellow sweet clover (Melilotus alba), Wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana), Cinquefoils (Potentilla sp.), Asters (Symphyotrichum sp.) Identification: Outer hindwings rimmed with 1-3 orange spots in bottom corner; male inner wings are bright blue while females are dark brown to black Abundance: Very common “Defrauded I a Butterfly -The lawful Heir -- for Thee –” Emily Dickinson, Defrauded I a Butterfly
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