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Lycaenidae 77a0628 – 4363.8   Celastrina asheri LaBar, Pelham & Kondla, 2022              Asher's Blue

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Cornaceae.  Host genera: Cornus.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: asheri LaBar, Pelham & Kondla, 2022 (Celastrina) - MONA 1983: [NEW] Taxonomic Notes: Celastrina asheri LaBar, Pelham & Kondla, 2022, n. sp., Tax. Rep. Int. Lepid. Surv., 10(3) 1-25.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

LaBar, C.C., J.P. Pelham, N.G. Kondla, 2022. A new species of Celastrina from the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada with a lectotype designation of Lycaena pseudargiolus var. nigrescens Fletcher (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae). Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 10(3): 1-25. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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