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Brown Butterfly Aug 2008 1 - Strymon melinus
Copyright © 2008 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Brown Butterfly Aug 2008 1 - Strymon melinus
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 24, 2008
Size: 3 cm ws

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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 25 August, 2008 - 11:10pm
Last updated 26 August, 2008 - 10:02pm

Moved
Moved from Hairstreaks.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 26 August, 2008 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

Strymon melinus
I think you're correct about it being a Gray Hairstreak. The hind wing is damaged (part missing), so the other wing shows through and makes for a bit of an odd look toward the tails.
… David J. Ferguson, 26 August, 2008 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks you! ^__^
Thanks you! ^__^
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 26 August, 2008 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

Grey hairstreak?
Hairstreaks are very similar but I would go for Grey.
See this as well;

But not so sure about the smaller orangey patch, probably wrong.
… James Bailey, 25 August, 2008 - 11:18pm login or register to post comments

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