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A first for my property if this is indeed a Marine blue. Wings coppery brown above with indigo bases. Nectaring on clover. Woohooo!!! #78 for my sanctuary! And it may be Ohio’s first well-documented record.

Cassius Blue Butterfly. This is a butterfly that is from the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America and is seen in Florida and Texas. They were probably brought into Cincinnati as caterpillars on plants from a nursery from way down south. Open wing shots are a male on the left and female on the right.

This was the first state record for the species in Ohio. This picture is a slide-scan; I didn't have a digital camera at the time. Here are some links re. documentation:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S2382249

https://ebird.org/map/bnhnut?neg=true&env.minX=-82.01583239531249&env.minY=41.11403801341714&env.maxX=-80.34316393828124&env.maxY=41.72525674690947&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&mr=12-2&bmo=12&emo=2&yr=range&byr=2001&eyr=2002

http://static.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/News/BrownNuthatchrare.htm