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Karner Blue - Plebejus melissa - male
Copyright © 2008 Tom Bentley

Karner Blue - Plebejus melissa - Male
Ivanhoe Dune & Swale Preserve, Lake County, Indiana, USA
August 17, 2008
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 28 August, 2008 - 10:15pm

Wow! You got to Ivanhoe!
What a gorgeous place. It's amazing to think that much of the Chicago area once looked as lovely!
… john and jane balaban, 29 August, 2008 - 10:01am

 
Yeah I regularly visit that s
Yeah I regularly visit that spot...keep it kind of quiet since it is so special. It only took me 10 visits to get a KArner there. I had a feeling that the reintroduction did not make it. Not sure if you made it there this year, but they did an AMAZING job thining tree and clearing brush. The dunes and swales are in amazing condition. Lots of new lupine plugs too.
… Tom Bentley, 29 August, 2008 - 10:05am

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