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Gray Hairstreak - Hodges#4336 (Strymon melinus)
Photo#30555
Copyright © 2005
Charles Schurch Lewallen
Gray Hairstreak -
Strymon melinus
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
September 4, 2005
One from Oklahoma.
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Contributed by
Charles Schurch Lewallen
on 5 September, 2005 - 12:47pm
Last updated 5 September, 2005 - 3:21pm
Gray Hairstreak?
Looks like a
Gray Hairstreak
,
Strymon melinus
to me. Compare:
Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
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Cotinis
, 5 September, 2005 - 1:38pm
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I agree
I agree with Patrick. Compare with Eastern tailed
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There are obvious differences.
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Beatriz Moisset
, 5 September, 2005 - 3:10pm
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Grey Hairstreak
Well of course you are both right.
I can see when ypu compare the two, but when I am looking at a page of images that look very much alike it is hard for me to tell. That is why I leave it to you all.
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Charles Schurch Lewallen
, 5 September, 2005 - 3:19pm
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