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Plebejus m. melissa (W. H. Edwards, 1873)
(Melissa Blue)

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Plebejus m. melissa TYPE, TL: USA (Co)
Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative.
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Plebejus m. melissa TYPE, TL: USA (Co)
Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative.
Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the housing institution.

Plebejus melissa melissa (probable PARALECTOTYPE ♂ of Lycaena melissa)
USA: COLORADO: [Park Co., between Fairplay and Montgomery Jct.], 22-VII-1871 [PMNH]

Plebejus melissa melissa (probable PARALECTOTYPE ♂ of Lycaena melissa)
USA: COLORADO: [Park Co., between Fairplay and Montgomery Jct.], 22-VII-1871 [PMNH]

Plebejus melissa melissa (probable PARALECTOTYPE ♂ of Lycaena melissa)
USA: COLORADO: [Park Co., between Fairplay and Montgomery Jct.], 22-VII-1871 [PMNH]


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