Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Celastrina
Species: Neglecta? Lucia?
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Glaucopsyche
Species: Lygdamus
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Updated May 30 2019
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Feniseca
Species: Tarquinius
Gossamer-winged Butterflies
Page Last Updated: June 21 2019
A number of Azures (Spring Azure Complex) are very
similar and were once thought to be the same species
similar and were once thought to be the same species
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Silvery Blue Butterflies - wingspan approx. 3 cm
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Glaucopsyche
Species: Lygdamus
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Updated May 30 2019
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
10 species
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Glaucopsyche
Species: Lygdamus
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Updated May 30 2019
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
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Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Satyrium
Species: Calanus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
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Updated June 21 2019
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Celastrina
Species: Lucia
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
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Updated June 21 2019
Also known as Spring or Northern Azure
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Satyrium
Species: Acadica
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Possibly Striped Hairstreak (S. liparops) or Hickory
Hairstreak (S. caryaevorus)
Hairstreak (S. caryaevorus)
Updated December 15 2015
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Harvester Butterfly - wingspan approx. 3 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - May 2008
Silvery Blue Butterflies - wingspan approx. 3 cm - Leslie Spit - June 2008
Banded Hairstreak Butterfly - wingspan approx. 3 cm - Don Mills - July 2014
Silvery Blue Butterfly - wingspan approx. 3 cm - Beaver Creek (Richmond Hill) - May 2009
Updated December 14 2015
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Acadian Hairstreak Butterfly on Poison Ivy - wingspan approx. 3 cm - Thorncliffe Park - June 2012
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Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Lycaena
Species: Phlaeas
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
American Copper Butterfly - wingspan approx. 3 cm - York Regional Forest (Happy Valley Tract) - August 2016
Subfamily: Lycaeninae (Coppers)
The similar Bronze Copper (L. hyllus) is larger and has a
wider orange stripe on the hindwing underside
wider orange stripe on the hindwing underside
Subfamily: Miletinae (Harvesters, Apeflies)
Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues)
Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues)
Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues)
Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues)
Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues)
Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Everes (Cupido)
Species: Comyntas
Updated May 17 2019
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly on Common Tansy - wingspan approx. 3 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - August 2007
Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues)
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Satyrium
Species: Liparops
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Attracted to llight
Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Striped Hairstreak Butterfly - wingspan approx. 3 cm - High Park - August 2017
Summer (Spring?) Azure Butterfly - wingspan approx. 3 cm - Toronto Islands - September 2017
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Updated May 19 2019
Silvery Blue Butterfly - wingspan approx. 3 cm - Heber Down Conservation Area (Whitby) - June 2018
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
Genus: Callophrys
Species: Niphon
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Eastern Pine Elfin Butterfly - wingspan approx. 3 cm - York Regional Forest (Eldred King tract) - June 2019
Lucia Azure Butterfly - wingspan approx. 3 cm - York Regional Forest (Eldred King Woodlands) - June 2019