Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa inyoensis)
alkali flats near Bishop, CA
18 July 2007
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Male, #1146 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa inyoensis) alkali flats near Bishop, CA 18 July 2007 |
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Female, #1151 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa inyoensis) alkali flats near Bishop, CA 18 July 2007 |
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| Female, #1158 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa inyoensis) alkali flats near Bishop, CA 18 July 2007 |
Male, #9418 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Fresno Dome, Madera, CA 18 July 2007 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Horseshoe Mt., Park Co., CO 8 July 2016 |
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#6454 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 18 May 2015 |
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#6603 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 18 May 2015 |
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#3842 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Sheep Camp Draw, Missoula Co., MT 25 May 2016 |
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#3842 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Bitterroot River Floodplain, Missoula Co., MT 26 May 2016 |
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#7742 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 29 May 2014 |
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#1389 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 10 June 2015 |
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| Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 25 June 2014 |
Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 3 June 2014 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 30 June 2015 |
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| #4772 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Arrow Creek Breaks,Fergus Co., MT 8 June 2016 |
#4393 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 4 June 2016 |
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#1107 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 11 July 2014 |
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| Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 July 2015 |
Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT 1 July 2015 |
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#2398 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Lemhi Pass, Beaverhead Co., MT 20 July 2014 |
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| #2398 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Lemhi Pass, Beaverhead Co., MT 20 July 2014 |
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#3467 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 15 Sep 2014 |
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#3448 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 Aug 2014 |
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#5399 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 13 Sep 2013 Individuals like this are difficult to ID to species. The amount of orange in the dorsal forewing is somewhat in between typical for Melissa and Northern, so this could be a late Northern Blue. |
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| Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 Sep 2013 |
Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 Sep 2013 |
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| Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 19 July 2013 |
Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 22 August 2015 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT 22 August 2015 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 4 Sep 2013 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 13 Sep 2013 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) MPG North, Missoula Co., MT 15 July 2013 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 25 May 2014 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 25 May 2014 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa), mated pair Angela, Rosebud Co., MT 2 June 2014 |
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| Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Angela, Rosebud Co., MT 2 June 2014 |
Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Angela, Rosebud Co., MT 1 June 2014 |
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#8218 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Angela, Rosebud Co., MT 2 June 2014 |
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#8218 Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Angela, Rosebud Co., MT 2 June 2014 Same individual. This illustrates how angle and lighting can affect perceived color. |
Created on ... July 24, 2007 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com