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Melissa Blue

Plebejus melissa melissa

Classification

Class
Insecta

The Melissa blue (Plebejus melissa) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America, from Canada to Mexico. Taxonomy The Karner blue (Plebejus samuelis) was traditionally considered a subspecies of the Melissa blue, and was described by the novelist/lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 25Canada · 1