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Butterfly - Strymon melinus - female
Copyright © 2008 Linda Konz

Butterfly - Strymon melinus - Female
Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska, USA
September 8, 2008
Size: about 5/8 inch
Is this an Eastern Tailed-Blue, a Gray Hairsteak, or something else?

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Contributed by Linda Konz on 8 September, 2008 - 5:46pm
Last updated 5 January, 2014 - 2:10pm

Grey hairstreak
No other hairstreaks that I know of open their wings. The underside matches as well.
… James Bailey, 8 September, 2008 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting observation re: open wings
My limited experience dovetails with yours. Butterflies through Binoculars The West does show a few other hairstreaks with open wings, but the majority of such photos both there and at Bug Guide are of grey hairstreaks.
… Ron Hemberger, 9 September, 2008 - 1:05am login or register to post comments

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