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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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Cat ID - Strymon melinus
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Cat ID - Strymon melinus
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
September 9, 2008
Size: 12-14mm
Found on smartweed plant.

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Cat ID - Strymon melinus Cat ID - Strymon melinus
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Contributed by Scott Justis on 17 September, 2008 - 7:51am
Last updated 3 October, 2009 - 7:36am

Moved
Moved from Gossamer Winged Butterflies.
… john and jane balaban, 3 October, 2009 - 7:36am login or register to post comments

Strymon melinus
Another good gray hairstreak
… Sam Jaffe, 3 October, 2009 - 12:35am login or register to post comments

Nice Photos!
This is a caterpillar in the family Lycaenidae (blues, hairstreaks). I don't know which one, though.
… Matt Bertone, 18 September, 2008 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I'll move it to family page.
… Scott Justis, 18 September, 2008 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

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