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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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Vagrant Firetip in SoCal? - Strymon melinus - male
Copyright © 2013 Steve Edelman

Vagrant Firetip in SoCal? - Strymon melinus - Male
Mojave National Rec Area, San Bernardino County, California, USA
April 19, 2013
Size: small butterfly
I observed this butterfly in southern California desert in April. I can't find anything like it in Kaufmann. The red tip to the abdomen suggests a vagrant fire tip, but I found no fire tips on the internet with hindwing submarginal red patches. any ideas?
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Contributed by Steve Edelman on 27 April, 2013 - 12:02pm
Last updated 29 April, 2013 - 8:26am

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… William Edwards, 28 April, 2013 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

How about Gray Hairstreak?
The male Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) has an orange abdomen, viewed from above, and the hindwing orange/red patches are consistent too.
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… Doug Bruce, 27 April, 2013 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Gray Hairstreak
Thank you, Doug, Gray Hairstreak is it. This photo looked so black on the upper wing, I skipped over Gray Hairstreak, but the markings are right and the "Hairstreak" tail is present.
… Steve Edelman, 29 April, 2013 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

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