A small blue butterfly is perched on a plant. This is an Eastern Tailed-Blue, a butterfly which derives its name from the narrow tail on the hind wing. This butterfly is said to be one of the East's most abundant butterflies, having adapted readily to human activities. Typical habitats of the Eastern Tailed-Blue are open, sunny places, including meadows, forest clearings, disturbed areas, and city lots.

For the #ColorADay theme #BlueTue, I submit this lovely Eastern Tailed-Blue. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

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An Eastern tailed-blue butterfly. The butterfly takes up most of the photo. It appears to be on the top of a leaf, facing right. The butterfly is mostly grayish. It has multiple black spots throughout the wing and near the outside edge has several orange crescents. It has a tiny tail off of each wing. The head, antennae and legs are all alternating black and white.

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