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Grey Hairstreak Butterfly

Strymon melinus

Photo by ackbot
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About the size of a US Nickel.
Grey/White on opposite of wings.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Alexa M
Awesome! They can be tough to id because many guides only show an under-wing view.
ackbot
Thanks, with your info I was able to find out!
Alexa M
Looks like some sort of hairstreak.

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Central Texas Biodiversity Survey
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Butterflies & Moths of Texas
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Keep Austin Wild
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PublishedJuly 15, 2016

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