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Gray Hairstreak Butterfly
The Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) is a small butterfly, dark gray in color with an orange spot on each hindwing near the base of the slender tail.
Size: 0.75"-1.5"
Gray Hairstreak Butterfly Life Cycle Stages and Times
| Stage | Typical Duration |
| Egg stage | 4 to 6 days |
| Caterpillar (larval) stage | 3 to 4 weeks |
| Chrysalis (pupal) stage | 10 to 20 days |
| Adult butterfly stage | 4 to 10 days |
Gray Hairstreak Butterfly (ventral view)
Gray Hairstreak Butterfly (dorsal view) |
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