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Gray Hairstreak - Hodges#4336 (Strymon melinus)
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Copyright © 2010
Helen Boudny Fremin
Eastern Tailed Blue - Want confirmation of ID -
Strymon melinus
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Coupland, Williamson County, Texas, USA
October 18, 2010
Size: 1"
I think this is an Eastern Tailed Blue. Just want confirmation. I'm still a novice.
It is on an ice plant and the flower is about 1 inch in diameter.
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Contributed by
Helen Boudny Fremin
on 20 October, 2010 - 8:45pm
Last updated 5 January, 2014 - 1:49pm
Moved
Moved from
Butterflies (excluding skippers)
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Corey Husic
, 13 November, 2010 - 9:20am
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v belov
, 31 October, 2010 - 3:31pm
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Look at Strymon melinus - Gray Hairstreak
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Ken Allen
, 20 October, 2010 - 9:01pm
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Thank you! I really need to
Thank you! I really need to get some new guides.
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Helen Boudny Fremin
, 20 October, 2010 - 11:50pm
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