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Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 21:53:30 +0000 (UTC)
From: '<pavulaan...>' via MassLep <masslep...>
Subject: [MassLep] New name for the southern New England Spring Azure

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Folks, after 45 years of Celastrina research, we have finally resolved the =
status of the "Spring Azure" in southern New England.=C2=A0 It is an introg=
ressed hybrid species combining features of Northern Azure (C. lucia) and S=
pring Azure (C. ladon).=C2=A0 I know NABA will refuse to recognize this spe=
cies, but I am listing download information here for anyone with a serious =
interest in latest discoveries among our butterflies.=C2=A0 It will be adde=
d to Butterfliesandmoths.org shortly, followed by BAMONA.=C2=A0 The hybrid =
species is presented as Celastrina isadora.

Vol.13(8), May 13, 2026

Recognitionof the Spring Flight of Celastrina (Tutt) (Lycaenidae: Polyommat=
inae) inSouthern New England=C2=A0asan Introgressed Hybrid Species.=C2=A0 7=
pp.

Harry Pavulaan

ZooBank link: https://zoobank.org:pub:2D57D548-194F-4C71-9817-117336BA3B35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20170159=C2=A0 Zenodorecords: https://z=
enodo.org/records/20170159

Digital repository link: https://archive.org/details/t-report-13-8-a-new-sp=
ecies-of-celastrina-from-southern-new-england

Digital Commons link: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/taxrpt/108/

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<html><head></head><body><div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-fami=
ly:arial;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Folks, aft=
er 45 years of Celastrina research, we have finally resolved the status of =
the "Spring Azure" in southern New England.&nbsp; It is an introgressed hyb=
rid species combining features of Northern Azure (C. lucia) and Spring Azur=
e (C. ladon).&nbsp; I know NABA will refuse to recognize this species, but =
I am listing download information here for anyone with a serious interest i=
n latest discoveries among our butterflies.&nbsp; It will be added to Butte=
rfliesandmoths.org shortly, followed by BAMONA.&nbsp; The hybrid species is=
presented as Celastrina isadora.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"fals=
e"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><div><p class=3D"ydpe90=
649e0MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in"><u><span style=3D"font-size:10.=
0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fare=
ast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:black;mso-color-alt:windo=
wtext;background:white">Vol.
13(8), May 13, 2026</span></u><u><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-heigh=
t:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-famil=
y:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;background:white"></span></u></p>

<p class=3D"ydpe90649e0MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in"><b><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&qu=
ot;,serif">Recognition
of the Spring Flight of <i>Celastrina </i>(Tutt) (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae=
) in
Southern New England&nbsp;</span></b><b style=3D"letter-spacing: -0.02em;">=
<span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times Ne=
w Roman&quot;,serif">as
an Introgressed Hybrid Species.<span style=3D"background: whitesmoke;">&nbs=
p; </span></span></b><span style=3D"letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-size: 10p=
t; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; back=
ground: whitesmoke;">7 pp.</span></p>

<p class=3D"ydpe90649e0MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in"><span style=
=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quo=
t;,serif">Harry Pavulaan</span></p>

<p class=3D"ydpe90649e0Body" style=3D"text-align:justify"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">ZooBank link:=
</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-fon=
t-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&q=
uot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#555555;back=
ground:white"> </span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif;color:blue">https://zoobank.org:pub:2D57D548-194F-=
4C71-9817-117336BA3B35<span style=3D"background:white"></span></span></p>

<p class=3D"ydpe90649e0MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in"><span style=
=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quo=
t;,serif">DOI: <u><span style=3D"color:blue">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo=
.20170159</span></u><span style=3D"color:blue"><span>&nbsp; </span></span>Z=
enodo
records:<u> <span style=3D"color:blue">https://zenodo.org/records/20170159<=
/span></u><span style=3D"color:blue;background:whitesmoke"></span></span></=
p>

<p class=3D"ydpe90649e0MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in"><span style=
=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quo=
t;,serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:whitesmoke">Digita=
l repository link: </span><u><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:10=
7%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:blue;background:whit=
esmoke">https://archive.org/details/t-report-13-8-a-new-species-of-celastri=
na-from-southern-new-england</span></u></p>

<p class=3D"ydpe90649e0MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in"><span style=
=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quo=
t;,serif">Digital Commons link:<span style=3D"color:blue"> </span></span><a=
href=3D"https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/taxrpt/108/" rel=3D"nofollow" targe=
t=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&=
quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/taxrpt/108=
/</span></a><u><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family=
:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:blue"></span></u></p></div><br></d=
iv></div></body></html>

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