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  8. Gray Hairstreak

species 88,629 observations

Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

2,217 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Turkey Mullein, Desert Lavender, Redflower Buckwheat, Apricot Globemallow 821
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Coyote Brush, Butterfly Milkweed, Clustered Mountainmint, Common Yarrow 1,396

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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