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Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Photo by katie12
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Field Notes

Description:

Just chilling in the flower bed, was not feeding.

Habitat:

Hanging out in my Echinacae in outskirts of city. Lots of agriculture and suburban neighborhoods around here.

Notes:

This little blue butterfly showed up in my yard a few days ago. This is the first butterfly besides cabbage moths to land in my yard this season. I have been looking very hard, so was excited to see it.
How can I encourage butterflies to lay eggs on my property?

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Comments (2)

Thank you SukanyaDatta! I loved reading about this butterfly in your link.
https://www.riveredgenaturecenter.org/bug-othe-week-gray-hairstreak-butterfly/
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022

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