Northern Spring Azure - Celastrina lucia
![[Northern Spring Azure image]](img/010123.jpg "Northern Spring Azure - Pockwock, NS - 2004-05-13")
Photo © Peter Payzant
Status in Nova Scotia
Abundant.
Flight Period
Early April to end of August.
Habitat
Edges of woodlands, open woodlands, city parks, weedy fields
Larval Foodplants
a wide variety of flowering shrubs but also cherry galls
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
none
Notes
See this article by Schmidt and Layberry published 26 April 2016 which demonstrates that all Celastrina in the Maritimes are Northern Spring Azure (referred to by them as Northern Azure).
Further Reading
Abundant.
Flight Period
Early April to end of August.
Habitat
Edges of woodlands, open woodlands, city parks, weedy fields
Larval Foodplants
a wide variety of flowering shrubs but also cherry galls
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
none
Notes
See this article by Schmidt and Layberry published 26 April 2016 which demonstrates that all Celastrina in the Maritimes are Northern Spring Azure (referred to by them as Northern Azure).
Further Reading
- eButterfly site
- Butterflies of Canada site (n.b. As of May 2021, many portions of this site not working properly.)
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