"It is the most widespread and abundant of our hairstreaks ... The gray hairstreak is dark gunmetal gray above with an orange spot on each hindwing near the base of the long, slender tail.. The wings beneath are paler pearl-gray ..."

Sometimes the pattern on the wing is not prototypical.

Sometimes the pattern on the wing is not prototypical.

Photograph made with Nikon D80, using a Nikon 200mm, f/4 micro, manual focus lens.

October 10, 2007.