Gray hairstreak
The gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) is one of the most common hairstreaks in North America, ranging over nearly the entire continent. It occurs also throughout Central America and in northern South America.
A gray hairstreak feeding on a flower
S. melinus on brambleberries in Los Angeles County, California
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| Species: | S. melinus |
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| Strymon melinus Hübner (1818) | |
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Thecla melinus[1] | |
Notes
- "Butterflies of Mexico, USA & Canada: Gray Hairstreak". Learn About Butterflies. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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