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Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)
Allegan County, Michigan
12-22-2016

Lycaeides melissa samuelis

Lycaeides melissa samuelis NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. It is also found along utility and road rights-of-way, abandonded agricultural fields, and managed forests.

ITIS Reports — Lycaeides melissa samuelis ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source  for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It can also be described as the northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 16.5% of the Earth’s land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world’s population.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a wingspan. The dorsal (top) surface is silvery blue in males with a narrow, dark border and white fringe. Females range from dull violet to bright purplish blue near the body and central portions of the wings; the remainder of the Also searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The Melissa blue is a butterfly of the family Lyc. It is found in western North America, from Canada to Mexico. The Karner blue is a subspecies of the Melissa blue, and was described by the novelist/lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov.

  • Description. The  Blue butterfly is a tiny butterfly, only about one inch across.
  • Range. The Karner blue butterfly once could be found from Maine to Minnesota.
  • Habitat. The Karner blue butterfly is found in dry sandy areas with open woods and clearings like pine barrens, lakeshore dunes, and sandy pine prairies that contain lots of wild .
Detailed information
Full Name: Karner Blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Insects
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 12/14/1992 Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Karner Blue butterfly, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , New York , Ohio , Wisconsin
  • US Counties in which the Karner Blue butterfly, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Karner Blue butterfly, Wherever found is known to occur: Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Leopold Wetland Management District, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, St. Croix Wetland Management District
  • Countries in which the the Karner Blue butterfly, Wherever found is known to occur: Canada
  • Additional species information
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/25/2003 Recovery Plan for the Karner Blue Butterfly View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/25/2003 Recovery Plan for the Karner Blue Butterfly View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
03/18/2009 74 FR 11600 11602 Notice of initiation of review; request for information on nine listed Midwestern species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
09/19/2003 68 FR 54913 54914 Notice of Availability of the Approved Recovery Plan for the Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
12/05/2001 66 FR 63248 63249 Notice of Availability of the Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) Technical/Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
Date
Title
09/17/2012 Karner blue butterfly 5 Year Review
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