Picture taken by: Jason Tyrell
Picture taken by: Jason Tyrell
This little guy decided to drill a few holes in my green beans in my garden. This caterpillar will be found on flowers and fruits from a ton of different plants. However they are most commonly found on the pea and mallow family, including beans (as we can see from my picture), clovers, cotton and mallow. This caterpillar is capable of causing economic loss in bean and cotton crops.
After this caterpillar turns into a butterfly, this is what it will look like:
© S. Bright 9/3/2007 Blount County
4-11-07. Falcon Heights, TX. ©Berry Nall or as stated
As an adult, the Gray Hairstreak Butterfly will rely on nectar from several flower species including: Milkweed, goldenrod, white sweet clover, dogbane, mint , winter cress, and trefoil.
You will find this butterfly in non-forested areas, mostly in disturbed weedy areas.
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