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Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus franki)  

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Caterpillar HostplantsA 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 DataFebruary - November
General NotesOverwinters: Pupa.

Additional Photographs

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LARVA

PUPA

ADULT

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