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Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
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| DISTRIBUTION in North Carolina: Statewide; undoubtedly occurring in all NC counties. |
| ABUNDANCE in North Carolina: Very widespread and frequently seen; fairly common to common in the Coastal Plain and eastern Piedmont; fairly common in the western Piedmont and mountains. More numerous in the east than in western NC. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD in North Carolina: At least three broods, which appear to run together, such that no obvious gaps are noted. The broods occur between mid-March and late October, very rarely into November in the Coastal Plain; the first brood is small, as numbers are not usually seen until late May, and the species often is not common until July. |
 Distribution, abundance, flight period, and map information provided by Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina. |
 08/01/05 · Ashe County, NC |
 07/22/05 · Ashe County, NC ·
female |
 05/28/07 · Alleghany County, NC ·
male(same Hairstreak as below) (notice that males have orange abdomens) |
 05/28/07 · Alleghany County, NC ·
male(same Hairstreak as above) (notice that males have orange abdomens) |