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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Hairstreaks (Theclinae) » Eumaeini » Strymon » Gray Hairstreak - Hodges#4336 (Strymon melinus)
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Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus - female
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus - Female
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
October 9, 2007
We have many good photos on this butterfly, so I thought I'd take a somewhat different approach. The idea is to focus on the "eyes and tails" on the back of the wings. This shot from above shows how the "disguise" in the rear roughly parallels the actual up-front equipment, i.e. antennae and eyes.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 10 November, 2007 - 10:18pm
Last updated 5 January, 2014 - 1:56pm

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