Spring Azure Butterfly

Spring Azure (aka Echo Blue, Celastrina argiolus)

Seen here at Roche Harbor, on San Juan Island, WA, it is one of the first butterflies seen in spring. The Spring Azure is widespread and long-lasting. Males are solid-colored blue; females are blue with black borders. I found gobs of these on a few bushes of cotoneaster near the entrance to McMillian's Restaurant.

The weather has been rather chilly today. We took a drive over to Friday Harbor this morning to get a canvas cover made for the dinghy and they are finally replacing the dinghy hoist motor as I write.