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Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 1561039

karner blue (Plebejus melissa (W.H. Edwards)) (W.H. Edwards)

Photographer:
Catherine Herms
Organization:
The Ohio State University
Descriptor:
Adult(s)
Description:
photo taken 20 July 1993
Image type:
Field
Host:
butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa L.)

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Subject

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Plebejus
Subject: Plebejus melissa (W.H. Edwards)

Host

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Subject: Asclepias tuberosa L.
Node Affiliation:
Bugwood - UGA
Image uploaded:
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Image last updated:
Monday, April 20, 2009