Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Blues (Polyommatinae) » Plebejus » Melissa Blue - Hodges#4375 (Plebejus melissa) » Karner Blue (Plebejus melissa samuelis)
Photo#187515
Karner Blue - Plebejus melissa - male
Copyright © 2008 Tom Bentley

Karner Blue - Plebejus melissa - Male
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Lake County, Indiana, USA
June 1, 2008
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 3 June, 2008 - 6:50pm

Nice find, Tom
Quite a pretty butterfly.
… Ron Hemberger, 3 June, 2008 - 8:03pm

 
These guys are really not end
These guys are really not endangered in my book...quite easy to find. It is their habitat that is so rare.
… Tom Bentley, 3 June, 2008 - 9:23pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo