by Leslie Cox; Friday; April 28, 2017

John was lucky enough to catch sight of a butterfly in the garden recently and I was very lucky to have my camera near enough to hand. And enough time to take some photos of the butterfly.

I suspect it was a newly-emerged female western spring azure (Celastrina echo echo) which explains why she was so patient in allowing me to photograph her.

Admittedly, once I had the photos in my camera’s memory, I then looked up the exact species for identification purposes.

For more information about this unique butterfly species whose larvae mostly feed on flowers, or flower buds…look in Insects We Have Found under the In the Garden heading o the main menu bar. (Or click on the quick link here.)

Wait until you read about this butterfly’s symbiotic relationship with ants!