Eastern Tailed Blue - Everes comyntas |
| Size | ¾ - 1" |
| Egg | ? pale green |
| Caterpillar | Dark green with fient brown side stripes. Covered in light down. |
| Host / Food | Clover, beans, wild peas. |
| Broods | 3 broods north, possibly more south |
| Habitat | Open fields, gardens, road sides, rail cuts and plowed fields. |
| Range | Southern Canada to Mexico covering all US east of Rockies. |
| Notes | This is the most common member of the 'Blue' group of butterflies. The little guys are very pretty but you seldomly get to see them close up. Below is a little gathering of Blues over and area recently watered by our doggy. |
