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Grey Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Photo by Ryan Fezz
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Description:

Family: Lyceanidae > Subfamily: Theclinae > Tribe: Eumaeini. Easily the most common hairstreak species in North America, the Grey came be found throughout and has a overwhelming number of host plants it can choose from. This one was nectaring on a Cut-leaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) but of course when I stuck my camera in his face he retracted his proboscis and started moving the hairs on his false head.

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Florida Museum of Natural History's Native Butterfly Garden

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJuly 4, 2013

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