Habitat
- Meadows
- Waysides
23-28 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishEastern Tailed-Blue 
EspañolMariposa azul con cola 
FrançaisBleu porte-queue de l'Est 
中文美洲蓝灰蝶
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Acmispon Bird's-foot trefoils Fabaceae Astragalus Milk-vetch Fabaceae Baptisia Wild indigo Fabaceae Desmodium Tick-trefoil Fabaceae Galactia Milk peas Fabaceae Kummerowia Fabaceae Lathyrus Vetchlings Fabaceae Lespedeza Bush clovers Fabaceae Medicago Medick Fabaceae Melilotus Sweet Clover Fabaceae Phaseolus Bean Fabaceae Trifolium Clover Fabaceae Vicia Vetch
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Polyommatus comyntas Godart, 1824
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland Butterflies of Canada Butterflies of Cuba Tim Norriss North American Moth Photographers Group
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