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species

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus (Hübner, 1813)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - arthropods »  class Insecta - insects »  order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths »  family Lycaenidae - gossamer-winged butterflies »  genus Strymon

Scientific synonyms

Thecla favonius Boisduval & Le Conte, 1835
Thecla melimus Dufrane, 1939 (misspelling) m
Thecla nigriplaga Dufrane, 1939
Thecla silenus Cramer, 1780

Type taxon of:Strymon Hübner, 1818 (Strymon melinus (Hübner, 1813))

Images

Strymon melinus - Gray Hairstreak

Author: Thomas G. Barnes

Included taxa

Number of records: 6

subspecies Strymon melinus atrofasciatus McDunnough, 1921
subspecies Strymon melinus franki W. D. Field, 1938
subspecies Strymon melinus humuli (T. Harris, 1841)
subspecies Strymon melinus melinus (Hübner, 1813)
subspecies Strymon melinus pudicus (Edwards, 1877)
subspecies Strymon melinus setonia McDunnough, 1927

Links and literature

EN Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies 9-III-2024 [Strymon_melinus_a]

Warren, A. D., K. J. Davis, E. M. Stangeland, J. P. Pelham, K. R. Willmott & N. V. Grishin: Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies [http://butterfliesofamerica.com/] [as Strymon melinus (Hübner, [1813])]
Data retrieved on: 6 January 2025

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