Karner Blue - Plebejus melissa

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Copyright © 2015 Alex Harman

Karner Blue - Plebejus melissa -

Necedah NWR, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA
July 15, 2015

They were very common this day, especially puddling. I easily saw over 100, although there may have been many more.

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Contributed by Alex Harman on 7 September, 2015 - 10:24pm

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