8/4/2019 - Bailey's, Bridge City, Texas -Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, sitting on the leaf of a beach rose bush down at Bailey's in Bridge City, Texas. Males perch all afternoon just waiting for a receptive female. Eggs are laid on almost any variety of flowers of host plant. Adults feed off nectar of flowers and fruits. Caterpillars can cause economic damage to bean and cotton crops.(iPhone XS Max image)
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Peggy
Good to find another butterfly nut here! We have haistreaks here in Idaho. Had them at our old California home too.
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