Eastern Tailed-Blue

ID’ed as “Cupido comyntas” or “Eastern Tailed-Blue” at: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ]

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Looking back
1 year ago: “The unmistakable Monarch”
2 years ago: “Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Bowling Green”
3 years ago: “The travel day from *youknowwhere*…”
4 years ago: “New lens … but still with the bugs?”
5 years ago: “Common Whitetail”
6 years ago: “Waiting for sunset”
7 years ago: “Opportunity meets preparation”
8 years ago: “Double-banded Scoliid”
9 years ago: “Solitude”

[ IMG_1012S75x75Atm :: 250mm ]

[Mags]

Instant FAV! How beautiful! May I pin it?

[Esther Rosenberg]

Thats a beauty.

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam Pin: yes

[Jesika]

The blues are so beautiful

[GaryW]

Amazing detail. Love the small "dab" of orange on the wings.

[Thom Mitchell]

@thewatersphotos The orange spots are part of what distinguishes this one so readily from another, similar-looking "blue" butterfly!

[Thom Mitchell]

@jesika2 They are! And so tiny!