I went out to photograph bees on the mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) and did get some, but the best pictures I got were of this male gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus). The light wasn’t perfect, but it was pretty good and with my camera on a tripod I was able to get as close as my macro lens will allow. I’ve posted a picture of a gray hairstreak once before (on Saturday, August 11, 2012) but I think this picture is a bit better. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed watching it move about on the flowers.
Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak)
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Saturday, July 19, 2014, Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak)
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.