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The caterpillars of the gray hairstreak butterfly consume a wide range of food plants. [3] However, they do mainly use mallows and legumes as their preferred host plant. They commonly use clovers as their food plant as well, eating rabbit-foot clover (Trifolium arvense), white clover (T. repens), bush clover (Lespedeza capitata), white sweet-clover (Melilotis alba), and Malva neglecta.
Gray hairstreak, Strymon melinus, larva Gossamer-wings are the smallest butterflies.Their wingspans range from 0.5-2.0 inches (1.2-5.1 cm). There are about 7,000 species worldwide with about 139 species in North America.
Echinargus isola, Reakirt's blue (hairstreak) Erynnis funeralis, funereal duskywing (skipper) Erora quadema, Arizona hairstreak; Euptoieta claudia, variegated fritillary; Eurema nicippe, sleepy orange sulfur; Eurema mexicanum, Mexican yellow; Hemiargus ceraunus, Ceraunus blue (hairstreak) Heliopetes macaira, Turk's-cap skipper
The subfamily Theclinae is a group of butterflies, often referred to as hairstreaks, with some species instead known as elfins or by other names. The group is part of the family Lycaenidae, the "gossamer-winged butterflies". There are many tropical species as well as a number found in the Americas. Tropical hairstreaks often have iridescent ...
Callophrys fotis is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies.It is known by several common names, including early elfin, desert elfin, Fotis hairstreak, Strecker's elfin, and Arizona gray elfin. [1]
This tailless hairstreak is brownish gray on the upper side of the wings. The underside of the hindwing has a distinct row of red-orange spots along the outer margin, but lacks the blue spot found in most hairstreaks.
Strymon martialis, known generally as martial scrub hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. Other common names include the Cuban gray hairstreak and martial hairstreak. [1] [2] The MONA or Hodges number for Strymon martialis is 4340. [3]
Another related butterfly species found in North America is Callophrys xami, which is commonly referred to as the xami hairstreak or green hairstreak. Aesthetically, C. gryneus differs significantly from C. xami in regards to the postmedian white line running across the butterfly wings as the juniper species lacks the sharp W mark, a ...