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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2026 08:46:56 -0400
From: Jeff Pippen (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: Re: Question about Azures food plants


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Hi All,

Great photo and question, Guy!! You most certainly have an Appalachian =
Azure there. Because of the challenges with azure ID, I think flight =
times are still being elucidated, but according to azure experts, Appy =
Azure can fly into July. In fact, Ryan Chaffee and I found two MALE =
Appy Azures in the Green Mountain area of NC last week, so they are =
still =E2=80=9Con the wing=E2=80=9D in some places for sure.

Here=E2=80=99s the excerpt about flight times from the Butterflies of NC =
website:

FLIGHT PERIOD: A single brood; late April into mid-July, depending on =
elevation. The flight period occurs in the "valley" between the brood of =
the Spring Azure and the first major brood of the Summer Azure. That is, =
when the males of Appalachian Azures begin to appear from late April to =
mid-May, generally only females of Spring Azures and first-brood Summer =
Azures are present. Female Appalachian Azures fly mainly from late May =
to early July; in fact, Harry Pavulaan states that Appalachian Azures =
fly well into July in the higher elevations in the Smokies. Males are =
probably finished flying by mid-June, at least in the lower elevations. =
Male Summer Azures generally emerge as male Appalachians become worn and =
thus primarily fly during the flight of female Appalachians. Thus, the =
statement that Appalachian Azure flies in the gap between the first and =
second broods of the Spring Azure complex is an over-simplification, as =
this gap is not a long one, and much overlapping with the single brood =
of Appalachian Azure occurs.

Cheers,
Jeff
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Jeffrey S. Pippen
Mebane, NC
Research Specialist, Georgetown University
Director, Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program =
<https://www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/carolinasbmp/carbmp-protocols.htm>=
| N. Am. Butterfly Monitoring Network =
<https://www.thebutterflynetwork.org/> | Jeff=E2=80=99s Nature Pages =
<https://www.jeffpippen.com/>

> On Jul 7, 2026, at 8:31=E2=80=AFAM, <badgerboy...> wrote:
>=20
> Will Summer Azures ever oviposit on Black Cohosh? My references appear =
to say no, but other experience would be appreciated. See my iNat report =
of a presumed Appalachian Azure with pics of it ovipositing on Black =
Cohosh here <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379047596>. Its =
pretty late in the season for them.
>=20
> Guy (McGrane, Boone NC)


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line-break: after-white-space;">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>Great photo =
and question, Guy!! &nbsp;You most certainly have an Appalachian Azure =
there. &nbsp;Because of the challenges with azure ID, I think flight =
times are still being elucidated, but according to azure experts, Appy =
Azure can fly into July. &nbsp;In fact, Ryan Chaffee and I found two =
MALE Appy Azures in the Green Mountain area of NC last week, so they are =
still =E2=80=9Con the wing=E2=80=9D in some places for =
sure.</div><div><br></div><div>Here=E2=80=99s the excerpt about flight =
times from the Butterflies of NC website:</div><div><br></div><div><span =
style=3D"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;">FLIGHT =
PERIOD: A single brood; late April into mid-July, depending on =
elevation. The flight period occurs in the "valley" between the brood of =
the Spring Azure and the first major brood of the Summer Azure. That is, =
when the males of Appalachian Azures begin to appear from late April to =
mid-May, generally only females of Spring Azures and first-brood Summer =
Azures are present. Female Appalachian Azures fly mainly from late May =
to early July; in fact, Harry Pavulaan states that Appalachian Azures =
fly well into July in the higher elevations in the Smokies. Males are =
probably finished flying by mid-June, at least in the lower elevations. =
Male Summer Azures generally emerge as male Appalachians become worn and =
thus primarily fly during the flight of female Appalachians. Thus, the =
statement that Appalachian Azure flies in the gap between the first and =
second broods of the Spring Azure complex is an over-simplification, as =
this gap is not a long one, and much overlapping with the single brood =
of Appalachian Azure occurs.</span></div><div><font =
face=3D"-webkit-standard" size=3D"3"><br></font></div><div><font =
face=3D"-webkit-standard" size=3D"3">Cheers,</font></div><div><font =
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after-white-space;"><div>--</div><div>Jeffrey S. =
Pippen</div><div>Mebane, NC</div><div>Research Specialist, Georgetown =
University</div><div>Director,&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/carolinasbmp/carbmp-protoco=
ls.htm">Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;| =
&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://www.thebutterflynetwork.org/">N. Am. =
Butterfly Monitoring Network</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;| &nbsp;&nbsp;<a =
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Pages</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div=
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<div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Jul 7, 2026, at 8:31=E2=80=AFAM=
, <badgerboy...> wrote:</div><br =
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<div><p>Will Summer Azures ever oviposit on Black Cohosh? My =
references
appear to say no, but other experience would be appreciated. See
my iNat report of a presumed Appalachian Azure with pics of it
ovipositing on Black Cohosh <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" =
href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379047596" =
originalsrc=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379047596">here</a=
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Its pretty late in the season for them.</p>
<div class=3D"moz-signature">Guy (McGrane, Boone NC)</div>
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