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Organismal Ecology and Population Ecology
Karner blue butterfly
The Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) is a rare butterfly that lives only in open areas with few trees or shrubs, such as pine barrens and oak savannas. It can only lay its eggs on lupine plants.
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"OpenStax College, The Scope of Ecology. October 17, 2013."
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