gray hairstreak
(Strymon melinus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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Total length: ⅝″ Wingspan: 1″ to 1½″ |
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Habitat |
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Open sites, especially disturbed sites |
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Biology |
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Season |
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Late May to mid-September |
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Behavior |
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Life Cycle |
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Larva Hosts |
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Flowers and fruits, especially plants of the pea (Fabaceae) and mallow (Malvaceae) families. |
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Adult Food |
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Nectar of blazing star, clovers, coneflower, dogbane, goldenrod, milkweed, mint, sweet clover, thistle, tick trefoil, vetch, and winter cress. |
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Uncommon |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) | ||
Superfamily |
Papilionoidea (butterflies) | ||
Family |
Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies) | ||
Subfamily |
Theclinae (hairstreak butterflies) | ||
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Eumaeini | ||
Genus |
Strymon | ||
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Common Names |
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cotton square borer (larva) gray hairstreak |
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Slideshows |
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| Gray Hairstreak Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Gray Hairstreak jt893x |
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| Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) tomb0171 |
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Uploaded on Apr 20, 2010 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) * Family: Lycaenidae, ** The Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), is one of the most common hairstreaks in North America, ranging over nearly the entire continent. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Hairstreak |
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| Gray Hairstreak - September 7, 2013 Don Gagnon |
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Published on Sep 11, 2013 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Mass Audubon Allens Pond, Westport, Massachusetts, Saturday morning, September 7, 2013, 11:06 AM - Canon PowerShot SX50 HS MVI_45532 |
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| Gray hairstreak laspilitas |
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Uploaded on Oct 21, 2008 Gray hairstreak butterfly(Stryman melinus) on a rabbitbrush(Chrysothamnus nauseosus) at Las Pilitas Nursery |
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| Gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), 8/26/11, MD metapathogen |
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Published on Mar 9, 2012 Gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), 8/26/11, MD http://www.geochembio.com/guides/butterflies-and-moths/gray-hairstreak-butterfly.html DSCN6163.MOV |
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| Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Butterfly Wandering Sole TV |
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Published on Nov 20, 2013 A Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) riding a vetch flower on a windy day. The Gray Hairstreak is one of the most common hairstreak species in North America and its range extends into Central America and northern part of South America. Tags: Gossamer-wing Butterflies, gossamer-winged butterflies, gossamer-winged butterfly, Gossamer-wing Butterfly, Canada butterflies, BC butterflies, British Columbia butterflies, Lycaenidae family |
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