Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Strymon Higher classification Strymon | Phylum Arthropoda Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Strymon melinus Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterfly, Strymon, Theclinae, Eastern tailed‑blue, Colias eurytheme | ||
The gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) is one of the most common hairstreaks in North America, ranging over nearly the entire continent. It occurs also throughout Central America and in northern South America.
Gray hairstreak butterfly
References
Gray hairstreak Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA