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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Blues (Polyommatinae) » Plebejus » Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa)
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A butterfly challenge - Plebejus melissa - male
Copyright © 2005 Carol Davis

A butterfly challenge - Plebejus melissa - Male
Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah, USA
September 10, 2005
This very worn butterfly is a real challenge. On the underwing you can see spots and gold sections but it's all so vague. Some kind of Lycaeides, I'm guessing. Can anyone narrow it down.
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Contributed by Carol Davis on 19 January, 2006 - 1:41pm
Last updated 3 December, 2009 - 10:08pm

Male Melissa Blue
Didn't Frass due to location represented, but doesn't really show much to help identify the species.

Moved from Blues.
… David J. Ferguson, 3 December, 2009 - 10:08pm login or register to post comments

Really tattered
should be 'Frassed'
… Tony-2, 4 December, 2006 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… john and jane balaban, 2 December, 2006 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

The closest I can find is the
The closest I can find is the Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue (Euphilotes ancilla ancilla) but thats just on colouring. I don't know its range in the states.
… Kaylee Skylyn, 3 February, 2006 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

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