Karner blue butterfly
insect
Also known as: Lycaeides melissa samuelis
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endangered status
- In blue butterfly
The Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis), once found throughout the savanna and barrens habitats of North America, is listed as endangered in the United States. Its numbers have declined as a result of habitat fragmentation and a lack of natural disturbances such as wildfire, which…
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