Butterflies

Butterflies

Plebejus melissa samuelis ( = Lycaeides melissa subsp. samuelis)
Karner Blue,Melissa Blue
Polyommatinae - Blues
  • Endangered
  • CI - Critically Imperiled

  • Blueberry Barrens
  • Lakeshore dunes
  • Pine Barrens
  • Sandy Pine Prairies
  • Weedy Areas
  • Oak Savannah

Lupinus perennis
Achillea millefolium, Anemone cylindrica, Arabis lyrata (= Arabidopsis lyrata), Arenaria serpyllifolia, Asclepias tuberosa, Baptisia bracteata, Berteroa incana
  • NH
  • NY

  • Canada: Western
  • IA
  • MN
  • USA: Eastern
  • IL
  • IN
  • MI
  • NH
  • NY
  • OH
  • WI

 Plebejus melissa samuelis ( = Lycaeides melissa subsp. samuelis) Plebejus melissa samuelis ( = Lycaeides melissa subsp. samuelis)
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