The Eastern Tailed-Blue is a tiny butterfly with distinctive small tails on its hindwings and orange spots near the tail base, resembling a miniature swallowtail. Males are bright blue above while females are largely gray-brown. It can produce up to three broods per year and is a familiar sight in clover-filled lawns and disturbed fields.
Habitat
Open fields, roadsides, lawns, and weedy disturbed areas
Diet
Larvae: flowers and seeds of legumes. Adults: nectar
How common
Common
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