It took me a while to identify this Butterfly because it’s missing its tail. It’s a Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, and it was getting nectar from our seeding Cilantro. The plant growing in front of the Cilantro are Sugar Peas.
Butterfly And Wildlife Gardening And Photography
Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
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Category Archives: Gray Hairstreak Holy Cow! Today there were Butterflies everywhere in the backyard. We had a Monarch, Question Mark, Variegated Fritillary, Giant Swallowtail, Gray Hairstreak, Eastern Black Swallowtail, some type of Crescent Butterfly, and a Pipevine Swallowtail. I got a few pictures, but I missed several and several others weren’t that good as I got over-excited. The plants…  This is a tiny little Butterfly. It’s a Gray Hairstreak. It feeds on Clover, Bean, Cotton, and a variety of other plants. Before I photographed it on the Basil, it was on one of our Bean plants. In one of my Butterfly books it says this Butterfly can be a pest if abundant, but I’ve…  Once we finished walking along the creek (or river), we hiked along a trail that had lots of vines, low grasses, and in one case, a tasty roof (I’ll explain shortly). Some of these Butterflies I have never seen in my backyard, so it was refreshing to witness something new. Here’s a Gray Hairstreak. I… |
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