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Eastern Tailed-Blue

Everes comyntas

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9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © jenniferf4 · CC BY-NC 4.0
  2. 2. © Doug Taron · CC BY-NC 4.0
  3. 3. © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0
  4. 4. © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0
  5. 5. © comradejon · CC BY-NC 4.0
  6. 6. © Judith Pelley · CC BY-NC 4.0
  7. 7. © allenbryan · CC BY-NC 4.0
  8. 8. © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
  9. 9. © robertgessing · CC BY-NC 4.0
Eastern Tailed-Blue, photo 1 of 9
1/9 © jenniferf4 · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The eastern tailed-blue or eastern tailed blue ( Cupido comyntas ), also known as Everes comyntas , is a common butterfly of eastern North America. It is a medium-sized butterfly that is distinguished from other blues in its range by the small thin tail.

base stats

  • NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 72,731iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
  • 72,731 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English
Eastern Tailed-Blue
scientific name
Everes comyntas
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Lycaenidae
sightings in NL
0
sightings worldwide
72,731
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

relatives· Lycaenidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 58555, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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