Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Status: Uncommon

Flight Time: Late April - Oct., multiple broods

Habitat: Ubiquitous

Adult Food Source:   A wide variety of native and alien plant species

Larval Host Plant:  False Indigo (Amorpha fruiticosa), Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium), Alfalfa (Medicago), Bush Clover (Lespedeza), Clover (Trifolium), Smartweed (Polygonum), Dock (Rumex) and many other plants. Feeding is mainly on flowers and fruit.

Winter Stage:  Chrysalis

Comments:  Unlike many other CT hairstreaks, the Gray Hairstreak can often be found with its wings open when at rest.