Appearance:  Above, blue-gray with well-defined orange spot near tail. Below, uniform gray with black and white postmedian lines edged with orange inwardly. Tip of the gray abdomen is orange on males.

Wingspan: Small; 7/8 to 1 3/8 inches.

Habitat: Open, non-forested areas where host plants are available, prairies, fields, meadows, weedy areas; plains, foothills, montane.

Flight Times: March to September; two broods.

Larval Foodplant: Flowers and fruits from many members of the pea and mallow families.

Did You Know...
Unlike most hairstreaks, Gray Hairstreaks often bask with wings spread (Brock, 2003).