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Unknown Hairstreak Butterfly - Strymon melinus - male
Copyright © 2010 David V. Heise

Unknown Hairstreak Butterfly - Strymon melinus - Male
William Paca Garden, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
August 21, 2010
Size: 1"
Contributed by David V. Heise on 21 August, 2010 - 5:53pm
Last updated 5 January, 2014 - 1:44pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Corey Husic, 21 August, 2010 - 7:02pm

I'm no expert
but it looks like a Gray Hairstreak to me...
… Brian Peterson, 21 August, 2010 - 6:40pm

 
I agree. It is a Gray Hairstr
I agree. It is a Gray Hairstreak, Strymon melinus
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 21 August, 2010 - 6:52pm

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