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Have you seen a… Spring Azure What Does this Species Look Like? Size: Wingspan of a little under or over 1 inch Color: Bright pale blue above, off-white below with small, black spots General: Females have wide, black margins on all 4 wings and a row of spots on the hind wings Usually Found: Deciduous woods, old fields, gardens, wooded freshwater marshes and swamps Did You Know? •The Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) is also known as the American holly azure, dogwood azure, Edward’s azure, northern spring azure, and the purple azure. •This butterfly appears in the early spring and has a high tolerance for cold temperatures. •Adult spring azures can survive being buried in snow! •They appear in every state, except Hawaii. •In parts of America the phenology of this butterfly has already started to change. One possible explanation is climate change. Why Collect this Data? What am I Observing? This species is being monitored as a part of the Eastern PA Phenology The timing (date) of: Program to determine if this insect •The first appearance of an adult is impacted by environmental butterfly changes. •The first time a butterfly is seen visiting flowers How Do I Report this Data? Observations can be reported as comments to the Eastern PA Want to Find Out More? Contact Diane Husic, Audubon TogetherGreen Fellow, Phenology Blog: [email protected] http://watchingtheseasons.blogspot.com/ or sent to [email protected] What is Phenology? According to the National Phenology Network, phenology refers to the study of “recurring plant and animal life cycle stages, or phenophases, such as leafing and flowering, maturation of agricultural plants, emergence of insects, and migration of birds.” (www.usanpn.org) Photo Credit: Corey Husic Eastern Pennsylvania Phenology Project.

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