Spring-flyer
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Celastrina lucia
lucia azure, northern azure, eastern spring azure, northern spring azure
Celastrina lucia is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, commonly known as the northern azure or eastern spring azure. It was historically treated as a subspecies of C. ladon until taxonomic research in the 1990s established it as a distinct species. The butterfly occurs in eastern North America from the Maritimes south through the Appalachian Mountains to West Virginia. Adults are sexually dimorphic and active from April to July.
Epistrophe nitidicollis
Straight-banded Smoothtail
Epistrophe nitidicollis is a hoverfly species with a broad Holarctic distribution spanning Europe, North America, and northern Asia. Adults are medium-sized with distinctive yellow facial markings and a black-and-yellow banded abdomen. The species is strongly associated with deciduous woodland habitats where larvae prey on aphids. Adults visit diverse flowering plants including umbellifers and early spring bloomers.
Morrisonia evicta
Bicolored Woodgrain Moth, bicolored woodgrain
A noctuid moth found across eastern and central North America, recognized by its moderate size and bicolored wing pattern. Adults fly in spring, with larvae reared on chokecherry.
Zale submediana
Gray Spring Zale Moth, Gray Spring Zale
Zale submediana, commonly known as the Gray Spring Zale Moth, is a nocturnal moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1917. The species exhibits a single generation per year across most of its range and has been designated as a species of special concern in Connecticut, where it is believed to be extirpated.