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White-M Hairstreak or just a Gray? - Strymon melinus
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White-M Hairstreak or just a Gray? - Strymon melinus
Mississippi Sandhill Crane NWR, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
September 26, 2015

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White-M Hairstreak or just a Gray? - Strymon melinus White-M Hairstreak or just a Gray? - Strymon melinus
Contributed by Woodworker on 1 October, 2015 - 7:31pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 1 October, 2015 - 7:56pm

Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus male
Note orange on abdomen denotes male. Note lack of white spot at the center of the leading edge of the hindwing which White M exhibits.
… Cliff Ivy, 1 October, 2015 - 7:55pm

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