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Photo#3685
Gray Hairstreak Caterpillar - Strymon melinus

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.