Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

f22 @ 1/250s, ISO:2000, Nikon D3S w 105mm macro

"Gray Hairstreak," www.butterfliesandmoths.org. One tail on hindwing. Upperside blue-gray with large red spot near tail. Underside of spring/fall form is dark gray, summer form is paler gray. Relatively straight postmedian line is white, bordered with orange on the inside edge.

Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area, East Falmouth, Massachusetts

08/06/2020