Summer Azure
Photo by Jaret Daniels
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Species
Species:
Celastrina neglecta
Family:
LycaenidaeSubfamily:
PolyommatinaeSize
Small
Where Found
Habitat
- Woodlands, hammocks, forest margins, and adjacent open areas
This species has been reported in these Florida counties:
- ALACHUA
- BAKER
- BAY
- BRADFORD
- CALHOUN
- CITRUS
- CLAY
- COLUMBIA
- DIXIE
- DUVAL
- ESCAMBIA
- FLAGLER
- FRANKLIN
- GADSDEN
- GILCHRIST
- GULF
- HAMILTON
- HOLMES
- JACKSON
- JEFFERSON
- LAFAYETTE
- LAKE
- LEON
- LEVY
- LIBERTY
- MADISON
- MARION
- NASSAU
- OKALOOSA
- SAINT JOHNS
- SANTA ROSA
- SEMINOLE
- SUMTER
- SUWANNEE
- TAYLOR
- UNION
- VOLUSIA
- WAKULLA
- WALTON
- WASHINGTON
Flight Period
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Description
Larger and less heavily marked than the similar-looking Spring Azure, the Summer Azure has several generations from early spring through summer. Generally uncommon, the adults are often found at moist earth or occasionally at flowers. | Photo by Jaret Daniels