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Life Stages Diagram
The bars in this diagram show approximate times of the year when the butterfly will be present, in Nova Scotia, in its various life stages.

The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports for Nova Scotia. The majority of reports will be within the period shown, but small numbers of adults will be earlier or later.

Dates for egg, larva and pupa are based on what information was available regarding time periods for eggs to develop, and typical time required for pupation. Like the adults, some records can be expected outside the date ranges we have shown. We caution that dates for these immature stages are mostly conjectural.

Eastern Tailed-Blue - Cupido comyntas
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Eastern Tailed-Blue - North of Debert - 2013-08-21
Photo © Phil Schappert
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Status in Nova Scotia
Very rare. First Nova Scotia record August 2013.

Flight Period
All New Brunswick records (the nearest ones to Nova Scotia) are from August, but in other parts of Canada two to three broods from May through October.

Larval Foodplants
Fabaceae, including White Clover, Red Clover and Cow Vetch.

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.

Notes
Found in three locations north of Debert on August 21, 2013 by Phil Schappert. This is the first sighting of this species for Nova Scotia. Previously, the known easterly limit of its range was in the neighbouring province of New Brunswick, where it is rare. Other observers subsequently found this species in two other locations in the province in 2013.

Overwinters as a mature larva.

Further Reading



Eastern Tailed-Blue - North of Debert, 2013-08-21
Eastern Tailed-Blue - North of Debert - 2013-08-21
2013-08-21
Photo © Phil Schappert
Eastern Tailed-Blue - North of Debert, 2013-08-21
Eastern Tailed-Blue - Male - North of Debert - 2013-08-21
2013-08-21
Photo © Phil Schappert
Eastern Tailed-Blue - Smithville, TX, 2005-05-02
Eastern Tailed-Blue - Female - Smithville, TX - 2005-05-02
2005-05-02
Photo © Phil Schappert
Eastern Tailed-Blue - Lochaber Mines, 2013-09-07
Eastern Tailed-Blue - Male - Lochaber Mines - 2013-09-07
2013-09-07
Photo © Ken McKenna