Melissa Blue

Plebejus melissa butterfly / moth

Prairie blue whose caterpillars feed on legumes and are tended by ants.

25 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Ascending MilkvetchAstragalus laxmanniiwildflower · Jun-JulBirch-leaved SpireaSpiraea betulifoliashrub · Jun-JulBlanketflowerGaillardia aristatawildflower · June–SeptemberBoreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberDotted BlazingstarLiatris punctatawildflower · August–SeptemberFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustHairy Golden AsterHeterotheca villosawildflower · July-SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberNodding OnionAllium cernuumwildflower · June–AugustNorthern BedstrawGalium borealewildflower · June–AugustPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberPrairie ConeflowerRatibida columniferawildflower · June–AugustPurple Prairie CloverDalea purpureawildflower · July–AugustScarlet GlobemallowSphaeralcea coccineawildflower · June–AugustShowy LocoweedOxytropis splendenswildflower · June–JulyShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosashrub · June–SeptemberSilky LupineLupinus sericeuswildflower · Jun-AugSticky Purple GeraniumGeranium viscosissimumwildflower · June–JulySulphur HedysarumHedysarum sulphurescenswildflower · Jun-JulTufted FleabaneErigeron caespitosuswildflower · June–JulyWhite Prairie AsterSymphyotrichum falcatumwildflower · August–SeptemberWild VetchVicia americanavine · June–July

lays eggs on

Canada Milk VetchAstragalus canadensiswildflower · June–AugustSilvery LupineLupinus argenteuswildflower · Jun-Aug