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Hairstreak - Strymon melinus

Hairstreak - Strymon melinus
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
July 19, 2014
Size: small, probably 2cm or so
I'm thinking that this is a Gray Hairstreak - Hodges#4336 (Strymon melinus) but I'd like that confirmed or corrected. Thanks.

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Hairstreak - Strymon melinus Hairstreak - Strymon melinus

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Yes, Gray hairstreak
Male, note orange on abdomen.

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