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Scientific Name
Strymon melinus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
gray hairstreak
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Protostomia
Superphylum Ecdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderLepidoptera
SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
FamilyLycaenidae
SubfamilyTheclinae
TribeEumaeini
SubtribeEumaeina
GenusStrymon
SpeciesStrymon melinus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Field observation records of Wade and Sharon Wander, August 8, 1993 through June 6, 2008
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gochfeld, M., and J. Burger. 1997. Butterflies of New Jersey: A Guide to their Status, Distribution, Conservation, and Appreciation. Rutgers University Press. 327 pp.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Field observation records of Wade and Sharon Wander, August 8, 1993 through June 6, 2008; Field observation records of Thomas Halliwell as published in "The Pearly-eye" (Field Reports of the NABA North Jersey Butterfly Club), Vol. 7 (March 2008).
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Breeds and overwinters in the park all or most years.; Data Source: Glassberg, J. 1999. Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East. Oxford University Press. 242 pp; Gochfeld, M., and J. Burger. 1997. Butterflies of New Jersey: A Guide to their Status, Distribution, Conservation, and Appreciation. Rutgers University Press. 3
Species Checklists Tags
  • Butterflies
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
8
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Sharon Wander
Created Date
5/19/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
1/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Wander and Wander, 2008. NPBIB-663832; Butterflies.mdb., Accepted Detail: Common names from North American Butterfly Association Checklist & English Names of North American Butterflies.
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