Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
Elk Grove, IL
2012-07-05
The Eastern Tailed-Blue is a small butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. The wings are gray overall with black spots. The hind wings are marked with orange patches.
The hind wings are tailed, or small black and white projections are attached to the hind wings. The projections mimic its head, which avert the attention of the predators.
Other Lycaenidae species:
Summer Azure
Celastrina neglecta
Atala
Eumaeus atala
Aphrodite Fritillary• Atala• *Cabbage White• Common Buckeye• Eastern Comma• Eastern Tailed-Blue• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail• Giant Swallowtail• Great Southern White• Gulf Fritillary• Monarch• Mourning Cloak• Pearl Crescent• Question Mark• Red Admiral• Southern Dogface• Summer Azure• White Peacock• Zebra Heliconian