Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cupido
Species: C. comyntas
Characteristics
Males- generally blue on the upperside
Females - lighter blue to brown or charcoal
Underside ranges from blishe white to tain, 2-3 black to orange spots on the rear r the hing wing and a tail off the innermost spot.
Adaptations:
adults secrete a substance that ants like and then the ants protect the larva
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