Eastern Tailed-Blue:
Cupido comyntas
Eastern Tailed-Blue is common statewide. It’s habitat is almost any open vegetated area, especially in weedy fields and weedy woodland edges. The hostplants are white clover (Trifolium repens), red clover ( Trifolium pratense), bush clover (Lespedeza stipulacea) and various species of vetch (Vicia). There are several broods from March to October with sightings in every month except November and December. Early Date: January 19 (Grady County); Late Date: October 21 (Charlton County). Conservation Status: Secure.
