Lepidoptera of the Royal Hills, NW Caddo Parish, LA

Lepidoptera photographed on my 153 acre farm East of Vivian, LA

Eastern Tailed-Blue

The Eastern Tailed-blue or Eastern Tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas), also known as Everes comyntas, is a common butterfly of eastern North America. Males are generally blue on the upperside of their wings while females are lighter blue to brown or charcoal in coloring, but there are also varieties of purple and pink found in both sexes. The underside coloration ranges ...more ↓

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