[TN-Butterflies] Azures in early spring in TN
- From: "Doug Bruce" <s137@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TN Butterflies" <TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 21:13:09 -0400
Decided to rewrite an off-list conversation for the group.
Those very first azures you see flying in spring... despite their name, there’s
a reasonable chance that they’re Summer Azures.
The small spring brood of Summer Azures comes from the late-pupating larvae of
late September and October of the previous season (per David Wright). The
flight of this brood begins before that of the Spring Azure, by a few days to a
couple of weeks.
Spring and Summer Azures can be distinguished by the dorsal surface of the
males’ wings. Here is explanation of the difference:
https://leplog.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/forewing-scale-features-of-spring-azure-c-ladon/
~ Doug
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