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Karner blue

Karner blue (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) [female dorsal] [male dorsal] {state endangered} 
Photo © Michael Jeffords/Susan Post

Features and Behaviors

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Illinois Range

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

Illinois Status: state endangered, native

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