Strymon melinus
Common name: Gray Hairstreak
Feeds on these plants:
Achillea ageratum
(sold as Moonshine)
Achillea millefolium ‘Lavender Beauty’
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
Achillea millefolium
(sold as Apple Blossom)
Achillea ‘Anblo’
(sold as Anthea)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Sedum anglicum
(sold as green)
Sedum kamtschaticum var. floriferum ‘Weinhenstephaner Gold’
Sedum kamtschaticum
(sold as Akebono)
Sedum rupestre
(sold as Blue Spruce)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena
(sold as Tukana White)
Strymon melinus, the Gray Hairstreak, can be found in nearly every state in the union.
Favorite nectar plants include: Achillea, Asclepias, Cirsium, Eriogonum, and Verbena
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Abelmoschus esculentus
Amorpha
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Asclepias
Astragalus
Astragalus bisulcatus
Astragalus crassicarpus berlandieri
Astragalus crotalariae
Astragalus mollissimus
Callirhoe leiocarpa
Carya illinoinensis
Cienfuegosia
Citrus limon
Comptonia peregrina
Comptonia peregrina
Crataegus
Crataegus apiifolia
Crataegus intricata
Crataegus marshallii
Crataegus pedicellata
Croton capitatus
Croton monanthogynus
Croton setigerus
Cynoglossum officinale
Desmodium canadense
Desmodium nudiflorum
Diospyros texana
Echites
Eriobotrya japonica
Eriogonum
Eriogonum alatum
Eriogonum effusum
Eriogonum parvifolium
Fragaria
Frangula californica
Frangula californica californica
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Gossypium
Gossypium herbaceum
Guaiacum angustifolium
Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
Humulus
Humulus lupulus
Hypericum
Hypericum frondosum
Hyptis emoryi
Indigofera miniata texana
Kosteletzkya tubiflorus
Lamium amplexicaule
Lantana achyranthifolia
Lespedeza capitata
Lespedeza hirta
Lupinus
Lupinus argenteus
Lupinus diffusus
Lupinus texensis
Malus
Malus pumila
Malva
Malva neglecta
Malva nicaeensis
Malva parviflora
Malva rotundifolia
Malvella leprosa
Medicago sativa
Melilotus officinalis
Mentha spicata
Mentzelia
Nolina
Nolina microcarpa
Petunia
Phaseolus
Phaseolus lunatus
Phaseolus lunatus macrocarpus
Phaseolus vulgaris
Pinus
Pisum sativum
Polygonum
Polygonum lapathifolium
Polygonum phytolaccifolium
Quercus virginiana
Rhododendron calendulaceum
Rosa californica
Rubus idaeus strigosus
Rumex salicifolius mexicanus
Sabal megacarpa
Salvia mellifera
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Sclerocactus intertextus dasyacanthus
Sedum
Senna alata
Senna alata
Senna bacillaris
Sesbania drummondii
Sidalcea
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Tecoma stans
Tephrosia onobrychoides
Trifolium arvense
Trifolium incarnatum
Trifolium oliganthum
Trifolium repens
Trifolium willdenowii
Verbascum thapsus
Vicia
Vigna unguiculata
Zea mays
