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Celastrina ladon
Small butterfly with lavender wings. Whenever it landed, it folded its wings up (as pictured). Flying low, in a quick, erratic way, landing on grass or leaves occasionally. Common kind of butterfly around here. This one is probably a male. (no black markings on top of wings, fluttering around in late afternoon)
Suburban yard in north GA
I am not 100% sure about the genus, but quite confident with Celastrina. Unfortunately I have not the time to look the whole bulk of Celastrina sp. In Georgia common are Celastrina neglegta and Celastrina ladon:
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?searc...
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?searc...
Why not Spring Azur as a spring ambassador ;-)?...
Spotted on Mar 20, 2012
Submitted on Mar 22, 2012
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