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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) » Leptotes » Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
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tiny butterfly #2 - Leptotes marina
Copyright © 2006 Kathy Shogren

tiny butterfly #2 - Leptotes marina
central Kansas, Saline County, Kansas, USA
Size: 3/4 - 1"
Since posting this, I did find a website that showed common butterflies of Kansas. Not 100% sure, but believe this to be the cassius blue.

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Marine Blue - Leptotes marina tiny butterfly #2 - Leptotes marina
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Contributed by Kathy Shogren on 23 September, 2006 - 11:05pm
Last updated 24 September, 2006 - 8:05am

Nice
Kathy,

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)see my photos on it athttp://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/blue_marine/index.htm
… Randy Emmitt, 24 September, 2006 - 3:53am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again Randy
Marine Blue it is. I will add one other view for further ID. Could I also ask you what book you would recommend as the best source for butterfly ID? Have been enjoying them so much this summer and think it would be a nice Christmas present for myself. Am also interested in a good source for damselflies. Thanks so much for your help.
… Kathy Shogren, 24 September, 2006 - 6:02am login or register to post comments

 
books
Kathy,
Not sure if "Butterflies though binoculars the East" or "Butterflies though binoculars the west" would be better see them at http://www.rlephoto.com/store/books.htm BTW the Butterflies of Oklahoma, Kansas, and North Texas book I have a couple of photos in it.
… Randy Emmitt, 24 September, 2006 - 6:21am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Randy
Looks like Santa will be very good to me this year. The butterflies...West sounds best to me. We are smack dab in the middle here in Kansas. I am also in the center of Kansas. I am going to order the OK-KS-TX book too. How cool to have your own images published, congrats on that. Until they arrive I will be posting other butterflies for ID. Am very puzzled by the sulphurs and want a clarification on the Red Admiral and Painted Lady. Thanks again.
… Kathy Shogren, 24 September, 2006 - 6:33am login or register to post comments

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