Size:
Wingspan is 3/4 - 1 inch.

Similar Species:
Spring Azure
Summer Azure

Habitat:
Open areas, power line cuts, roadsides, woodland clearings, disturbed areas and grassy fields.

Range/Abundance:
Common to abundant in the entire region.

Flight Period:
Adults fly from early April until late October in four to five broods.

Larval Host Plants:
Alfalfa Medicago sativa, Beggar's Tick Desmodium spp., Bush clovers , Lespedeza spp., Red Clover Trifolium pratense, vetches Vicia spp. and Yellow Sweet Clover Melilotus officinalis.

Comments:
These blues tend to fly closer to the ground when compared to azures that might be flying nearby. They also tend to like drier places than azures. Eastern Tailed-Blue also tend to often perch with their wings open. Azures rarely open their wings while perched.

The first and second photos were taken in Orange Co., NC on April 09, 2002. The third photo was taken by Bob Moul in PA. The third rollover image was taken in Radford, VA on July 02, 2000. The bottom photo was taken in Montgomery Co., VA on June 22, 2002.

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