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Eastern Tailed-Blue

Cupido comyntas

Description:

Photo take at my backyard small very common all year long. One narrow tail on hindwing. Upperside of male iridescent blue; summer females uniformly brown, spring females smaller with much blue at the wing bases. Underside of hindwing pale gray with black bar at end of cell, distinct black spots, and three large orange spots at outer margin near tail. About 3 cm wingspan.

Habitat:

Disturbed tropical areas, found from Paraguay to north Sonora, Mexico.

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Gerardo Aizpuru
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Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Jun 15, 2012
Submitted on Jun 15, 2012

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