Saturday, May 10, 2025

May 10, 2025

I'm known as a Cassius Blue butterfly
When my wings are open, they look more blue
My genus is sometimes called "zebra blues"
You can see the zebra-like stripes from this view.

Location: Possum Long Nature Center, Stuart

Sources: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN829

Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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