Karner Melissa Blue
This is a male Karner Melissa Blue Butterfly posing in the typically sandy soil at Wilton Wildlife Preserve. This sub- species is endangered and relies on habitat support from the Nature Conservancy and the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation among other organizatons. The Karner Blue was first identified and described by the famous Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov, who was also an expert lepidopterist. He found them in the same habitat near Albany, NY.
Karner Melissa Blue
This is a male Karner Melissa Blue Butterfly posing in the typically sandy soil at Wilton Wildlife Preserve. This sub- species is endangered and relies on habitat support from the Nature Conservancy and the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation among other organizatons. The Karner Blue was first identified and described by the famous Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov, who was also an expert lepidopterist. He found them in the same habitat near Albany, NY.