| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:butterfly 
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                                | gptkbp:adultDiet | nectar 
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                                | gptkbp:adultFlightPeriod | late May to July (first brood) mid-July to August (second brood)
 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Insecta 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | Endangered (US) IUCN Endangered
 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Vladimir_Nabokov 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1944 
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                                | gptkbp:eggOverwinters | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:Lycaenidae 
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                                | gptkbp:foundIn | gptkb:Indiana gptkb:Minnesota
 gptkb:New_Hampshire
 gptkb:New_York
 gptkb:Northeastern_United_States
 gptkb:Wisconsin
 gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
 
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                                | gptkbp:genus | gptkb:Lycaeides 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | pine barrens oak savannas
 
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                                | gptkbp:hostPlant | wild lupine 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:larvalHostPlant | gptkb:Lupinus_perennis 
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                                | gptkbp:larvalStage | feeds on wild lupine leaves 
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                                | gptkbp:lifeCycle | bivoltine (two generations per year) 
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                                | gptkbp:listedOn | gptkb:US_Endangered_Species_Act_(1992) 
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                                | gptkbp:lowerWingColor | gray with orange crescents 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | gptkb:Karner,_New_York 
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                                | gptkbp:nativeTo | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | association with Vladimir Nabokov specialized habitat requirements
 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Lepidoptera 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Arthropoda 
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                                | gptkbp:population | declining 
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                                | gptkbp:protectedBy | gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act_(US) 
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                                | gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts | habitat restoration prescribed burning
 lupine planting
 
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                                | gptkbp:scientificName | gptkb:Lycaeides_melissa_samuelis 
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                                | gptkbp:species | gptkb:Lycaeides_melissa 
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                                | gptkbp:subspecies | samuelis 
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                                | gptkbp:symbiosisWith | ants (larvae attended by ants) 
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                                | gptkbp:threats | gptkb:invasive_species habitat loss
 fire suppression
 
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                                | gptkbp:upperWingColor | blue (males) grayish brown (females)
 
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                                | gptkbp:USFWSRecoveryPlan | 1992 
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                                | gptkbp:wingspan | 22–32 mm 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:State_of_New_Hampshire 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Karner Blue 
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