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Summer Azure

Celastrina neglecta

The Summer Azure is a small, beautiful butterfly with lovely blue wings. It flutters around gardens and meadows, bringing joy to everyone who sees it!

Lebensraum: Gardens

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The Summer Azure is a small, delicate butterfly primarily bright sky-blue on its upper wings, often appearing iridescent, especially in males. Its undersides are pale grayish-white and usually unmarked, which helps distinguish it from similar azure species. Females may have a dusting of dusky gray on their wing margins.

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Summer Azure
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Summer Azure

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Summer Azures get energy from drinking tree sap and mineral-rich puddles too, not only flowers!

Baby Summer Azures (caterpillars) sometimes get protection from ants in exchange for a sweet treat!

Its scientific name, 'neglecta', means 'neglected' because it was once mistaken for another butterfly!

Unlike many caterpillars, these munch on flower buds and young fruits, not just leaves!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Quick-Change Caterpillar

Summer Azure caterpillars can change colors to perfectly match the flower buds they eat, helping them hide from hungry birds.

Fähigkeit

Super Sipper

Summer Azures have a long, straw-like proboscis that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside many different flowers.

Fähigkeit

Flitting Escape Artist

The Summer Azure can dart and weave erratically in flight, which makes it very difficult for predators to catch.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
22-32 mm
Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8-15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip flower nectar; caterpillars munch on tender flower buds and young fruits.

Altersunterschiede: Yes, adults drink nectar from flowers, while caterpillars feed on the flower buds and young fruits of various plants.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Dogwood flower buds
  • Sumac flower buds
  • Viburnum berries

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Larvae consume its flower buds and young fruits.

depends on

Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina

Caterpillars feed on its developing flower clusters.

pollinates

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Both visit flowering plants to gather nectar.

symbiotic with

Silky Ant

Formica subsericea

Guards larvae from predators for their sugary fluid.

eaten by

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Small insectivorous birds prey on adult butterflies.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and quiet around butterflies so they don’t get scared.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Summer Azure?

22-32 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Summer Azure?

10-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Summer Azure?

7-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Summer Azure?

8-15 km/h

Was frisst Summer Azure?

Adults sip flower nectar; caterpillars munch on tender flower buds and young fruits.

Wo findet man Summer Azure normalerweise?

Gardens

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Summer Azure?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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