Beautiful Butterfly

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gry
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Beautiful Butterfly

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I saw this butterfly in Green Bay, WI yesterday. Does anyone know what it is?
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Re: Beautiful Butterfly

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It's a member of the family Lycaenidae, which is not a group that I am particularly knowledgeable about, but this may possibly be a female of the Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celastrina_neglecta

https://bugguide.net/node/view/6797
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