Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Statewide and generally common in NC, this handsome hairstreak flies from early spring into late fall. Males have abdomens with orange tips, while female abdomenal tips are gray.
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Female
Chatham Co., NC
24 Sep 2005
Female
Durham Co., NC
4 Sep 2005

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Male
New Hanover Co., NC
28 August 2004
Female
Weymouth Woods State Park
Moore Co., NC
11 June 2003

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) nectaring on Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Moore Co., NC
10 June 2006

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Durham Co., NC
24 July 2005

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) The end of my index finger gives a size reference for how small these butterflies really are!
Blackwood Division of Duke Forest
Orange Co., NC
16 July 2003

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Person Co., NC
13 June 2006
Orange Co., NC
16 June 2006

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Moore Co., NC
10 June 2006

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Sandhills Gamelands
Scotland Co., NC
11 June 2003
Weymouth Woods State Park
Moore Co., NC
11 June 2003

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Durham Co., NC
1 May 2005
Very worn individual!
Chatham Co, NC
20 Oct 2006

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Created on ... June 28, 2003 | Updated ... June 25, 2006 | jspippen@duke.edu