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Cupido comyntas - Eastern Tailed-Blue Powdery white butterfly with a small tail on hindwing. Upperside of wings appeared powdery/iridescent blue.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> Flitting about overgrown front yard, possibly feeding on white clover and perching on shrubs. Cupido comyntas,Eastern Tailed-blue,Geotagged,Summer,United States,butterflies,butterfly,gossamer-wing,insect,insecta,lepidoptera,lycaenidae,polyommatinae Click/tap to enlarge

Cupido comyntas - Eastern Tailed-Blue

Powdery white butterfly with a small tail on hindwing. Upperside of wings appeared powdery/iridescent blue.

Habitat:
Flitting about overgrown front yard, possibly feeding on white clover and perching on shrubs.

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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 Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jan 5, 2018. Captured Jul 3, 2017 11:22 in 169 Hopewell Church Rd, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/8.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
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