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Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus franki)
DORSAL
VENTRAL
Caterpillar Hostplants | A wide range of plants are utilized by the Gray Hairstreak. False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa), Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata), Milk-Vetch (Astragalus spp.), Candlestick Tree (Senna alata), Tick-Clover (Desmodium spp.), Round-Head Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata), Hairy Bush-Clover (L. hirta), Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), White Sweet-Clover (Melilotus albus), Lima Bean (Phaseolus limensis), Garden Bean (P. vulgaris), Rattlebush (Sesbania drummondii), Rabbit-Clover (Trifolium arvense), Crimson Clover (T. incarnatum), White Clover (T. repens), Vetch (Vicia spp.), Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), Tall Winecup (Callirhoe leiocarpa), Little Mallow (Malva parviflora), Common Mallow (M. neglecta), Running Mallow (M. rotundifolia). |
Area
Sighting Locations | Everywhere. One of our most common butterflies. |
Seasonal Flight Data | February - November |
General Notes | Overwinters: Pupa. |
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