Gray Hairstreak (LEP53) Strymon melinus Common countrywide, with a broad diet
from hops to beans. The wings range
from a clear, dove gray to dark slate gray, above and below. Rows of white bars are edged inwardly with
black.. Just in from each tail lies a
red-orange spot with a black pupil.
The tails and bright spot distract birds from the head and body of the
hairstreak. |