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Gray Hairstreak - Hodges#4336 (Strymon melinus)
Photo#3685
Copyright © 2004
Cotinis
Gray Hairstreak Caterpillar -
Strymon melinus
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 6, 2004
Found feeding on redbud,
Cercis canadensis
. Long hairs (setae) on dorsum indicate this is a Gray Hairstreak
(
1
)
, not a Henry's Elfin, as previosly suggested by me.
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Contributed by
Cotinis
on 7 May, 2004 - 9:39pm
Last updated 4 February, 2017 - 8:41pm