Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia β€ΊPhylum: Arthropoda β€ΊClass: Insecta β€ΊOrder: Lepidoptera β€ΊFamily: Lycaenidae β€ΊGenus: Strymon

About

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.