Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly

A gathering of Eastern Tailed-Blue butterflies [Everes comyntas] found at Russian Chapel Hills Winery on 3 September 2016.  The NWF Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America, page 280 says “these are the only tailed blue butterfly in the eastern United States.”

Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterflies at Russian Chapel Hills Winery on 3 September 2016

Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterflies at Russian Chapel Hills Winery on 3 September 2016