Celastrina nigra

Celastrina nigra
Conservation status
	File:Status TNC G4.svg; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Celastrina
Species:	C. nigra
Binomial name
	Celastrina nigra; W. Forbes, 1960

Celastrina nigra, the dusky azure, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1960. It resides in the extreme northeast corner of the U.S. state of Georgia.^[2] The larval host plant is Aruncus dioicus (goat's beard).^[3]

References

↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0: Celastrina nigra, Dusky Azure". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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↑ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2023). "HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database at the Natural History Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk. doi:10.5519/havt50xw.

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Celastrina nigra
Conservation status
File:Status TNC G4.svg Apparently Secure (NatureServe)^[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Celastrina
Species:	C. nigra
Binomial name
*Celastrina nigra* W. Forbes, 1960