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Eastern Tailed-Blue Cupido comyntas

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  1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
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    Hallo, Tisha, welcome to our community! Where this beauty has been captured? Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Tisha N Harris Atnip's profile
      Tisha N Harris Atnip
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      Missouri Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
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    The photo is very good and I do believe this is a rare Mission Blue Butterfly. It should have been captured somewhere in San Francisco area.
    http://orchidflowers.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/types-of-blue-butterflies/
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_blue_butterfly
    The status of this butterfly is T1 - Critically Imperiled
    But I don't want to identify it, cause it is not geotagged.     Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      This butterfly has tails, Jivko. If it is an American species, it is more likely the Eastern Tailed Blue
      http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Cupido-comyntas
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Tailed-Blue       Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
      1. View DannyLong's profile
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        Looked at a lot of pics and have to go with Wildflower on this one. Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
  5. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
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    It is quite difficult to distinguish them - both have tails and same wing patterns and veining. Unfortunately the photos on buttrerfliesandmoths.org are too small. As the two species have different distribution areas which hardly overlap, it depend on where Trisha has taken the photo. Posted 11 years ago
  6. View Tisha N Harris Atnip's profile
    Tisha N Harris Atnip
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    I believe it is the eastern tailed I have another photo of the under side of wings looks just like that
     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
      Jivko Nakev
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      Very nice photo, Tisha! I like it. Posted 11 years ago

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The Eastern Tailed-blue

The eastern tailed-blue or eastern tailed blue, also known as "Everes comyntas", is a common butterfly of eastern North America. It is a medium-sized butterfly that is distinguished from other blues in its range by the small thin tail.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by DannyLong
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By Tisha N Harris Atnip

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  • Canon PowerShot SX160 IS
  • f/5.9
  • 625000/100
  • ISO100
  • -5.8993459mm