ADULT KARNER BLUE BUTTERFLY RESTING


  • The underside is white to gray with scattered black spots, and a continuous band of orange cresants along the bottom of the wings.
  • The orange cresants on the underside of the butterfly identify it as a Karner Blue butterfly.
  • This butterfly is resting on a wild piece of grass.
  • The condition and survival rate of this butterfly is very poor. Notice the crippled right wing.


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