Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Notes 4
A small, moth-colored butterfly. Their tiny fuzzy green/pink caterpillars are adorable and feed on legume seed pods.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sam Kieschnick
- (c) Liam O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Liam O'Brien
- (c) summerazure, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/45351814@N07/6920822324/
- (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
More Info
- iNaturalist NZ taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CalPhotos
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Maryland Moths
- Mass Moths
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- Pacific Northwest Moths
iNaturalist NZ Map
| Color | black, brown, grey, orange |
|---|---|
| Status | native |
