BUTTERFLIES OF GEORGIA’S PIEDMONT REGION |
Family Lycaenidae (gossamer-wings), subfamily Polyommatinae (blues)
Appalachian azure
Celastrina neglectamajor
nectaring on Zizia sp. |
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♂ Ivy Log Gap Road, Rabun County, 25 May 2009 | ||
Photo by Dan Vickers, as posted at |
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Clay County, North Carolina, 19 May 2007 | ♀ Ashe County, North Carolina, 30 May 2005 | |
Photo by Will Cook, as posted at http://www.carolinanature.com/butterflies/appalachianazure.html |
Photo by Ted Wilcox, as posted at http://www.ncwings.com/butterflies/gossamer-wings/appalachian-azure.html |
ovipositing on Cimicifuga racemosa |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Swain County, North Carolina, 23 June 2011 |
Black Rock Mountain State Park Rabun County, 26 June 2011 |
Photos by Jim Allison |