WebMay 3, 2024 · The subsequent larvae of the the butterfly then feeds on the host plant. This feeding does not harm the plants and often these plants are the only food the caterpillars will eat. Choose native plants for your landscape when you can to benefit butterflies! Chart prepared by York County Master Gardener℠ Volunteer Debra Carman, February 2024 WebDiet: Violets (larva), nectar (adult) Habitat: Open fields with violets Viewing: Summer, statewide, more common east Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus Size: WS: 1.0 - 1.25 in. Description: Upperside of wings dark, underside gray with white edging, orange patch with black spot above wing-tails. Diet: Fruit (larva), nectar (adult) Habitat: Open fields
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WebCaterpillars of this genus are wrongly believed to be poisonous due to their long black spikes that cover their bodies. These spikes aren’t dangerous as they only serve a purely visual purpose to deter potential predators. The … elyon character preset
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WebGray Hairstreak Caterpillar. Imaged by Chhaya Werner via inaturalist Bright pink coloring is specific to the early stage Gray Hairstreak Caterpillar (Strymon melinus). This is a species that later shows lateral green coloring to a more pink and green appearance. WebJul 15, 2006 · Gray Hairstreak Caterpillar tended by ants - Strymon melinus Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA June 24, 2006 Size: 4 mm I've found little holes in my green beans previously, and finally found the culprit--Gray Hairstreak caterpillars! Apparently, they have a wide taste in legumes. This one was being tended by a few ants. WebJul 8, 2024 · (gray hairstreak larva & braconid wasp cocoons) photo by Barbara Ribble. Condica videns & Asteromyia carbonifera (white-dotted groundling larva & gall midge galls) photo by Val Bugh. Unknown sp. (sphinx moth larva) photo by Val Bugh. Lerema accius (clouded skipper larva) photo by Dan Hardy. Bradybaena similaris (Asian trampsnail) … elyon interiors