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  1. Europe
  2. Cupido comyntas
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Cupido comyntas(Godart, [1824])
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Everina
  5. Cupido
  6.  comyntas
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Habitat

  • Meadows
  • Waysides

MU
MD

23-28 mm

  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • United States
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishEastern Tailed-Blue
    EspañolMariposa azul con cola
    FrançaisBleu porte-queue de l'Est
    中文美洲蓝灰蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAcmisponBird's-foot trefoils
    FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
    FabaceaeBaptisiaWild indigo
    FabaceaeDesmodiumTick-trefoil
    FabaceaeGalactiaMilk peas
    FabaceaeKummerowia
    FabaceaeLathyrusVetchlings
    FabaceaeLespedezaBush clovers
    FabaceaeMedicagoMedick
    FabaceaeMelilotusSweet Clover
    FabaceaePhaseolusBean
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    FabaceaeViciaVetch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Polyommatus comyntasGodart, 1824
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies of AmericaA.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
    Butterflies of Canada
    Butterflies of CubaTim Norriss
    North American Moth Photographers Group

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Male, upperside.

AttributionChristina ButlerUnited States, Canton

Male, upperside.

Ray BruunUnited States, Redding

Male, upperside.

Ray BruunUnited States, Shasta County

Male, underside.

Ray BruunUnited States, Redding
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