Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus butterfly / moth

One of the most widespread butterflies in North America.

30 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Boreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberDewberryRubus pubescensgroundcover · JuneElegant GoldenrodSolidago lepidawildflower · August-SeptemberFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberGiant HyssopAgastache foeniculumwildflower · July–SeptemberMaximilian SunflowerHelianthus maximilianiwildflower · August–OctoberMeadowsweetSpiraea albashrub · July–AugustMoss PhloxPhlox hoodiigroundcover · Apr-JunNorthern GentianGentianella amarellawildflower · July–SeptemberPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberPhiladelphia FleabaneErigeron philadelphicuswildflower · May–JulyRabbitbrushEricameria nauseosashrub · August-OctoberSelf-healPrunella vulgariswildflower · June–AugustShowy MilkweedAsclepias speciosawildflower · June–AugustShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosashrub · June–SeptemberSlender Cinquefoil (Graceful Cinquefoil)Potentilla graciliswildflower · June–AugustSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberSneezeweedHelenium autumnalewildflower · August-OctoberSpreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifoliumwildflower · June–AugustStiff GoldenrodSolidago rigidawildflower · August–SeptemberTall GoldenrodSolidago altissimawildflower · Aug-SepUmbrella BuckwheatEriogonum umbellatumwildflower · June-AugustWater SmartweedPersicaria amphibiawildflower · June–SeptemberWhite Prairie AsterSymphyotrichum falcatumwildflower · August–SeptemberWhite Prairie CloverDalea candidawildflower · July–AugustWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustWild ClematisClematis ligusticifoliavine · July–AugustWild MintMentha canadensiswildflower · July–AugustWillow AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatumwildflower · Aug-Oct