"lycaenid"

#13269800

3 February 2026

The Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) rests on yellow tansy flowers (Tanacetum vulgare) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 09, 2025.

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#13269804

3 February 2026

The Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) rests on yellow tansy flowers (Tanacetum vulgare) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 09, 2025.

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#12135445

8 March 2025

The Zebra Blue or Plumbago Blue (Leptotes plinius) is a small, brownish, blue-grey, fast-flying butterfly (family Lycaenidae) found in open woodland, scrubland, and drier regions, often near Plumbago plants. It can also be found at the edges of evergreen forests. Adults typically fly just a few meters above the ground and are usually seen fluttering around their food plants. Recent reports indicate that butterfly populations are declining at a catastrophic rate due to the use of insecticides, climate change, and habitat loss. A Zebra Blue butterfly rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 8, 2025.

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#12135446

8 March 2025

The Zebra Blue or Plumbago Blue (Leptotes plinius) is a small, brownish, blue-grey, fast-flying butterfly (family Lycaenidae) found in open woodland, scrubland, and drier regions, often near Plumbago plants. It can also be found at the edges of evergreen forests. Adults typically fly just a few meters above the ground and are usually seen fluttering around their food plants. Recent reports indicate that butterfly populations are declining at a catastrophic rate due to the use of insecticides, climate change, and habitat loss. A Zebra Blue butterfly rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 8, 2025.

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#10950541

30 January 2024

Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on May 30, 2023. The Karner Blue is an endangered subspecies of small blue butterfly found throughout the Great Lakes region.

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#10232480

3 July 2023

The pale grass blue (Pseudozizeeria maha), is a small butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The pale grass blue butterfly, Zizeeria maha has been used as an environmental indicator species for radioactive pollution after the Fukushima nuclear accident. A pale grass blue is sitting on the vine of a plant in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 03/07/2023.

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#9753590

16 March 2023

The pale grass blue (Pseudozizeeria maha), is a small butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011 caused the massive release of anthropogenic radioactive materials from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant to its surrounding environment. The pale grass blue butterfly, Zizeeria maha has been used as an environmental indicator species for radioactive pollution after the Fukushima nuclear accident. A pale grass blue is extracted nectar from the wildflower at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 16/03/2023.

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#9753592

16 March 2023

The pale grass blue (Pseudozizeeria maha), is a small butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011 caused the massive release of anthropogenic radioactive materials from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant to its surrounding environment. The pale grass blue butterfly, Zizeeria maha has been used as an environmental indicator species for radioactive pollution after the Fukushima nuclear accident. A pale grass blue is extracted nectar from the wildflower at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 16/03/2023.

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#8621406

3 August 2022

Himalayan Golden Sapphire (Heliophorus brahma brahma) is a small butterfly found in India, that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family, feeding nectar from the flowers on the top of the Hill at Mangpoo, West Bengal, India on 30/07/2022.

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#8621408

3 August 2022

Himalayan Golden Sapphire (Heliophorus brahma brahma) is a small butterfly found in India, that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family, feeding nectar from the flowers on the top of the Hill at Mangpoo, West Bengal, India on 30/07/2022.

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#8621410

3 August 2022

Himalayan Golden Sapphire (Heliophorus brahma brahma) is a small butterfly found in India, that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family, feeding nectar from the flowers on the top of the Hill at Mangpoo, West Bengal, India on 30/07/2022.

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#8621412

3 August 2022

Himalayan Golden Sapphire (Heliophorus brahma brahma) is a small butterfly found in India, that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family, feeding nectar from the flowers on the top of the Hill at Mangpoo, West Bengal, India on 30/07/2022.

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#8619170

2 August 2022

Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 01, 2022. The Karner Blue is an endangered subspecies of small blue butterfly found throughout the Great Lakes region.

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#8619182

2 August 2022

Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 01, 2022. The Karner Blue is an endangered subspecies of small blue butterfly found throughout the Great Lakes region.

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#8577116

24 July 2022

Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 22, 2022. The Karner Bblue is an endangered subspecies of small blue butterfly found throughout the Great Lakes region.

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#8577128

24 July 2022

Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 22, 2022. The Karner Bblue is an endangered subspecies of small blue butterfly found throughout the Great Lakes region.

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