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Summer Azure Celastrina neglecta
Upperside of male powdery blue often with ill-defined white patch on hindwing. Female with much white scaling on both forewings and hindwings. Underside of hindwing pale gray or white with small black dots and submarginal dark zigzag line.(see ref.)
"Various habitats including stream valleys, powerline right-of-ways, gardens"(see ref.).
"G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery."(see ref.)
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