Missouri Animals Spring azure   (Celastrina argiolus) Arthropoda: Insects: Butterflies and Moths Native North American arthropod Habitat: all regions of the state Diet: flowers and fruits of many different trees and shrubs ID Features: small blue butterfly common seen on flowers Natural History: The spring azure is a common Missouri butterfly. It emerges earlier than other butterflies in the spring. It often produces multiple generations each season. The adults visit a variety of different flowers.

The graphics, text, and sound are from: By Kropsoq (photo taken by Kropsoq) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC-BY-SA-2.1-jp], via Wikimedia Commons Text from: Butterflies and Moths of Missouri by J. Richard and Joan E. Heitzman