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  Sighting 1328744

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Observation date: June 15, 2022
Submitted by: JudyLY
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Although the entrance road to Aguirre Springs is still quite dry, some flowers have begun to open. This was my first sighting of this year of a Gray Hairstreak, and it spent a lot of time in a tiny area of nourishment on a Trans-Pecos Thimbleweed.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: July 01, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Doña Ana County

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