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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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Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus - female
Copyright © 2006 Paul Carlson

Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus - Female
Lory State Park, near Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
June 24, 2006
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on 24 June, 2006 - 7:38pm
Last updated 5 January, 2014 - 2:01pm

Odd coloring
All the spread wing gray hairstreak photos here and (the few) in Butterflies through Binoculars The West show dark gray wings. In the book, body colors are described as "Males have orange abdomens, females gray." Still, ID seems correct.
… Ron Hemberger, 9 November, 2007 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

Another lovely image, Paul.
Another lovely image, Paul.
… john and jane balaban, 24 June, 2006 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks to you, Hannah and Eric, I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of finding things, moving images around, etc.
… Paul Carlson, 24 June, 2006 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

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