Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)

Western Tailed Blue ( Cupido amyntula )

Cavers Cove, ON   2016/06/23

Western Tailed Blue ( Cupido amyntula )

Female -  Cavers Cove, ON   2016/06/23

Western Tailed Blue ( Cupido amyntula )

Male -  Cavers Cove, ON   2016/06/23 

Western Tailed Blue ( Cupido amyntula )

Finnmark, ON  2016/06/26

Member of Family: Lycaenidae   

This Northern/Western species closely resembles the Eastern Tailed-Blue which is more common through much of Ontario.

To see where this butterfly has been reported, visit:  The Ontario Butterfly Atlas Online

For more info on this species, visit the Butterflies of Canada

 (Note: the scientific name of this species has been changed since Butterflies of Canada was published)